As we approach the end of March, I thought I’d do a brief review of the month, in particular looking at how my own OCD has been going. I usually consider March to be the longest month—it has 31 days and no real “holiday” or day off (yes, there is St. Patrick’s Day, but it’s…
I just wrote an entire post but it didn’t save… so I will try again and hopefully it will work this time. This year feels like it just started, even though I know that we are almost two months into 2018. I guess I feel like this because I was sick for most of January.
For this week’s edition of “Everyday Thursday,” I want to report back on my most recent visit to my psychologist. I didn’t go into my appointment in a very good state, but I guess that’s fine. Maybe seeing your psychologist on a rough day is like going to get your haircut when you’re having a…
Sometimes I don’t like going on social media. I do it still, of course, mostly because it’s a habit. I check my social media. It’s just part of my daily routine. But checking social media, particularly Facebook, is sometimes an exposure in itself, especially in the winter months. For some reason, a lot of people…
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…