Yesterday at one of my alma maters, BYU, a student attempted suicide. She jumped from the fourth floor of the Tanner Building and survived. I don’t know her. I don’t know her story, but I do know that she is brave. To attempt that, she has to be. Some people think that those who attempt…
I decided to go back to therapy after all. I’m only planning to go back roughly once a month or even every other month, as needed. My OCD isn’t actually too bad (knock on wood), and as I started out my therapy session the other day, I almost felt a bit silly being there.
Things have gotten a bit different around these parts during the last month.
When I first became familiar with the term “comorbidity,” I was a bit put off. It sounded too dark, ominous, and, frankly, scary. I didn’t want to have anything to do with it. Of course, I had no choice in the matter. I wasn’t allowed to decide if I wanted to have multiple illnesses at…
Endure with me as we take a break from looking at Anxiety Disorders and Mormonism (a recap on the panels to come later this week!) in order to talk about current life. I have just spent probably over an hour writing in my journal, and I feel like there are some things that I need…