Anxiety and Avoidant Behavior (or, 'The Ostrich') [2025 Re-post] | Praise Podcast

An obscure song from a beloved cartoon is the perfect metaphor for today's topic. Tune in!

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00:00:00 --> 00:00:05 An obscure song from a beloved cartoon is the perfect metaphor

00:00:05 --> 00:00:06 for today's topic.

00:00:07 --> 00:00:07 Tune in.

00:00:11 --> 00:00:12 Hello,

00:00:12 --> 00:00:14 and welcome to Momo 634,

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00:00:23 --> 00:00:28 Momo 634, motivational moments just for today.

00:00:43 --> 00:00:48 Longtime listeners know I grew up on TV from the 60s and 70s.

00:00:49 --> 00:00:52 Like most of my generation, I loved Scooby-Doo.

00:00:53 --> 00:00:56 My favorite episode features The Creeper.

00:00:58 --> 00:00:59 As was the formula,

00:00:59 --> 00:01:03 the gang had a chase sequence during the episode and a song

00:01:03 --> 00:01:03 would play.

00:01:04 --> 00:01:06 In this particular episode,

00:01:06 --> 00:01:08 the song was the very bizarre,

00:01:09 --> 00:01:11 I'm in love with an ostrich.

00:01:12 --> 00:01:14 In preparation for this episode,

00:01:14 --> 00:01:17 I learned its true name is Daydreamin',

00:01:17 --> 00:01:18 but in my head,

00:01:18 --> 00:01:20 I still call it by the other name.

00:01:22 --> 00:01:23 I bring this up because,

00:01:23 --> 00:01:25 as I've mentioned here a number of times,

00:01:25 --> 00:01:30 there are subtypes of OCD that have nothing to do with germs or

00:01:30 --> 00:01:31 cleanliness.

00:01:32 --> 00:01:35 One subtype we've discussed before is avoidance.

00:01:36 --> 00:01:41 Avoidance OCD is that ostrich burying its head in the sand.

00:01:42 --> 00:01:43 It's not laziness.

00:01:44 --> 00:01:46 It's anxiety and fear.

00:01:47 --> 00:01:49 Fear of making a mistake,

00:01:49 --> 00:01:52 fear of something going horribly wrong,

00:01:52 --> 00:01:53 bad news,

00:01:54 --> 00:01:59 or perfectionism rearing its ugly head to mire you down in

00:01:59 --> 00:02:01 hours of work that

00:02:01 --> 00:02:05 neurotypical people could knock out much faster.

00:02:06 --> 00:02:08 So the brain just refuses to act.

00:02:09 --> 00:02:09 And of course,

00:02:10 --> 00:02:14 that is the absolute worst thing it can do because the thing,

00:02:15 --> 00:02:16 whatever it is,

00:02:17 --> 00:02:17 is still there.

00:02:18 --> 00:02:22 And now it's even closer and there's less time to deal with it.

00:02:23 --> 00:02:26 Something anxiety producing all on its own.

00:02:26 --> 00:02:30 I wish I could say I have a lot of tips,

00:02:31 --> 00:02:35 but it's one of the OCD subtypes I identify most with.

00:02:36 --> 00:02:40 I've tried withholding things I enjoy until I've at least

00:02:40 --> 00:02:41 tackled part of the

00:02:41 --> 00:02:42 thing,

00:02:42 --> 00:02:43 if it's a task.

00:02:44 --> 00:02:45 I don't read,

00:02:45 --> 00:02:46 play a favorite game,

00:02:46 --> 00:02:51 or go online until I've accomplished a bit of whatever it is,

00:02:51 --> 00:02:54 and then reward myself with those hobbies.

00:02:56 --> 00:03:00 A good reminder for all dealing with this problem comes from Proverbs 6,

00:03:00 --> 00:03:02 which tells us to look at ants.

00:03:03 --> 00:03:05 They are a colony with no ruler,

00:03:06 --> 00:03:09 but they prepare for the winter in advance as one unit.

00:03:11 --> 00:03:12 Though technically,

00:03:12 --> 00:03:15 ostriches don't truly bury their heads in the sand as we've

00:03:15 --> 00:03:16 always believed,

00:03:17 --> 00:03:18 but it's a good metaphor.

00:03:19 --> 00:03:25 Our meme for today says, Burying your head only gets sand in your eyes.

00:03:26 --> 00:03:29 If there's an obstacle holding you back,

00:03:29 --> 00:03:31 what is it and how have you addressed it?

00:03:32 --> 00:03:33 Chime in below.

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