Yesterday I couldn’t. Today I could. This year, I gave my mom tickets to see one of her favorite bands […]
Read moreI assumed that this OCD was too weird
It was June 27, 2018, and a Wednesday almost like any other. I had just gotten back from the gym, […]
Read moreI am growing, and so are you – Finding beauty in OCD growth
My story makes me a little frustrated to think about, being that I didn’t get diagnosed until I was 19 […]
Read moreA human mental health issue
My parents shunned any type of conversation about sex. In fact, I have never seen my parents kiss even and […]
Read moreMy post partum OCD
It’s a girl! A little girl, she only weighs tiny even after being a week overdue. That long awaited week […]
Read moreWedding Bells or Alarm Bells
I thought I wouldn’t write this until I was recovered, but I realized that “recovery” isn’t an end point; it’s […]
Read moreOCD Realization the long story
When I look back, OCD had gotten its sinister hooks into me when I was a teenager and was fully […]
Read moreLife Along the Path of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
I can vaguely remember a time when “it” wasn’t there. The “it”, which for twenty-two years, I didn’t know actually […]
Read moreKeep strong. It gets better.
My first experience with OCD was denial and dismissal. It was not in any malicious way. As it so often […]
Read morePsychic Scrupulosity, Evil Spirits, and Bad Vibes
Whenever I was sixteen, I was convinced I was evil. I was tormented by intrusive thoughts that took the form […]
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