Before I properly begin this post, let’s just remember a few things: I am not a psychologist. I am not a professional expert on OCD. I rely mostly on my own experiences to write these posts. Therefore, it’s probably best to take my comments as opinion rather than fact. So… that being said: Is there a connection…
There is this idea in the discussion and treatment of OCD regarding hyper or over responsibility. To explain briefly, someone who suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder can often feel like he or she is responsible (or accountable) for far more than is rational or normal. For example, if you have a cough and go to the store,…
Today is a special day because I get to publish an anonymous (to you) post from a reader who, probably rightly so, takes issue with the term “mental illness.” She comes from a nursing background, so it’s not like she is just making this stuff up 😉 Enjoy! It’s this whole thing of the term…
There has been some curiosity surrounding the relationship between having responsibilities and the severity of OCD. Specifically, does having certain church callings (like Primary or YW President, let’s say) make the OCD worse? Or, more generally, does having a lot of things to do make OCD more or less bearable? I want to thank my psychologist for…
Do you ever have a week where you can’t really remember all that happened but you know that surely something did because you really were there, doing things and working through it all? Promise..? Yeah, that’s about what my last week has been like. But honestly. Let’s see if I can remember what happened.