I wanted to use this post to reinforce the idea that no matter how "diverse" our OCD thoughts may be, they are in the end, all trying to do the same thing and should be dealt with in the same way. To illustrate this, I'd like to detail a white-collar and blue-collar example from my... Continue Reading →
Opening Up Thanks to OCD
The following story is about how I improved my relationship with my family and friends (through the OCD therapy and recovery process) by personally shifting from an insular nature to a more open one. Also this story was published on the International OCD Foundation Blog, which was pretty nifty. I always preferred being alone. I... Continue Reading →
Putting It All in the Pot: Learning to Deal with OCD
The following is a story I wrote about how I better learned to deal with the many different types of OCD I was facing. The key for me was learning that OCD, at its heart, is trying to do the same thing in every situation. The joy of a crock pot is that you can... Continue Reading →
Work Emails, Napoleon, and Exposure Therapy
The following is a story I wrote about sending emails, a mundane task, but one of my tougher work struggles. It touches on the topic of exposure therapy, which I will discuss more in-depth in a later blog post. Hopefully, it will resonate with some readers who are in the middle of their battle with... Continue Reading →