I consider myself lucky in some ways with the types of OCD that I have dealt with and continue to struggle against. While they certainly aren’t a walk in the park, there are other types of OCD that seem even more sinister to me. One of these is intrusive thoughts.
My first proper experience with therapy or seeing a psychologist for my OCD came in the form of a group session. It just so happened that there was a group meeting with my newly chosen psychologist on the very day my husband called to schedule an appointment. I dragged myself out of the house and nervously…
Long story short: the beginning of the year was not awesome for me. Long story long (aka the situation) I had recently starting getting help for my OCD, but I was still in the early days of treatment and was just getting in the swing of things. We had decided to move, and we were getting our…
The stories of missionary work, specifically that of Ammon, Alma, and Aaron et al, in the Book of Alma in the Book of Mormon, are a wealth of information. As I’ve mentioned before in reference to Jacob, one of the things that I find so great about the Book of Mormon is seeing the personalities of…
I had another appointment with my doctor last Friday. It was a pretty good appointment; I had made some progress since last time and he had gone to the International OCD Foundation conference in Chicago and was excited to share some highlights, including an explanation of the “virtual camping” that occurred. I hope to go to the…