Usually when we live with obsessive compulsive disorder, it is not a solo endeavor. Many of us live with family, whether that means parents, siblings, a husband or wife, children, etc. Some of you may have roommates. Occasionally we are living on our own. I was on my own when my OCD became severe many…
We went on a road trip for Spring Break. This was slightly terrifying for me and my OCD. With a fear and anxiety about having to use public toilets and bathrooms, going on a road trip was basically the worst. I had to use so many public bathrooms and experienced so many exposures that I…
General Conference has once again come and gone, providing us with ample talks to read and reread, analyze, and discuss. It was an interesting General Conference—one that I loved a lot more than others in recent years—but also shockingly lacking female voices (only one female speaker in the 4 general sessions). Still, the talks were…
Awhile back, Josh Rivedal reached out to me to write an essay for his upcoming book, “The i’Mpossible Project: Changing Minds, Breaking Stigma, Achieving the Impossible.” I agreed to participate, wrote up my story, and sent it over to Josh. Fast forward to today…. when the preorder for the book officially starts! If you would…
One of the most frustrating aspects of having OCD (besides actually having OCD and dealing with it constantly) is trying to talk to people about it. This is probably why most people don’t tell others about their obsessive compulsive disorder. Instead, we usually keep it quiet. We don’t bring it up. We try to manage…