This post is for the ladies, but men can read it if they would like. Let’s just say that I have some questions about birth control and its effects on OCD. Maybe you do too. Maybe that’s what lead you to read this blog post. Unfortunately, I am not here to tell you that I…
The longer I have OCD, the more I realize that it’s not cut and dry. Yes, it follows the same pattern. Yes, “battling it” also follows the same general patterns. But that doesn’t make it easy to overcome or live with, day by day, for us (or for our family members and loved ones).
For me, traveling with OCD can be difficult. Even with my recent trip to San Francisco for OCD Con, I felt anxiety before leaving on the trip. For that one, I was scared of using public bathrooms because I didn’t want to have to bring in my bag to the toilet area and touch my…
As I think I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been taking a course on CBT and Anxiety Disorders online through the Beck Institute. It’s been really interesting to see in general how CBT relates to anxiety as well as to learn about anxiety disorders other than OCD. It’s been fascinating to see the differences and how the…