How to Consume Mental Health Content without Being OBSESSIVE

Question Sent to Me: " I just wanted to ask for your thoughts on how to leverage consuming content regarding mental health versus just going about your life as if you were mentally healthy, even when you don’t feel it. I recently came across a very long letter that a man wrote after he recovered from a severe anxiety disorder. And he put a lot of emphasis on playing pretend since your limbic system doesn’t know whether you are pretending or not and if you simply act like you are fine, even when you feel anxiety, you will eventually trick your Olympic system into going into rest/digest. Lately I have been able to squash my compulsion to google everything, but I kind of replaced it with watching anxiety and realization recovery videos. I realized that I just replaced the compulsion. So my question is how do I balance consuming content that could be helpful but also try to go about my life and try to strengthen my mental muscles?" Get The OCD Healing Journey Book Today: https://markdejesus.com/the-ocd-healing-journey-book/ Get a FREE eBook on the Father’s Love: https://bit.ly/3fGu6t3 Mark's resource library: https://markdejesus.com/topics/ Support future videos: https://markdejesus.com/donate/ Join the Healing and Freedom Community: https://markdejesus.com/community Mark's books: https://markdejesus.com/books-by-mark-dejesus/ Disclaimer: The content published is for informational purposes. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your mental health professional or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding your condition. Never disregard professional advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read in our material. The resources given are not designed to practice medicine or give professional medical advice, including, without limitation, medical direction concerning someone's medical and mental health. Any resources given are not to be considered complete and does not cover all issues related to mental and physical health. In addition, any information given should not replace consultation with your doctor or any other mental health providers and/or specialists.