Blog Feeling Horrible, OCD And Anxiety Play Hardball 19 Jun 202219 Jun 2022 I’ve been nothing but a ball of… OCD. If that made sense. I’m a walking obsession, with some splashes of compulsions. That make more sense? It’s been a downward decline…
Blog How Not To Feel or Think A Thought 18 Jun 2022 Ever have a feeling you don't like and wish it would go away? Have you ever thought about something and very much not want to think about it, but then…
Blog Bad Feelings, OCD or Legitimate? 4 Jun 2022 Good news (or bad), I'm making a deal to sell my grooming business. Two young ladies, with a background in dog training, have made an offer. Complete owner financing over…
Blog OCD For The Win – Art To Distract? 24 May 202225 May 2022 I legit want to just quit sometimes. Just find a white flag and wave it for whoever is watching my going ons. They’d understand, completely. I’ve been nothing but compulsions…
Blog Life Inspires Art, The Unexpected Happens 9 May 2022 I received a call this morning that would have floored me, except I was already sitting. The call was from one of my employees, about my salon manager who is…
Blog Un-anonymous, The OA Who? 24 Apr 2022 So, I finally made the decision to stop being 100% anonymous. It was a big decision for me, as I blog about my OCD and other mental health struggles and…
Blog A Problem Without a Fix 13 Apr 2022 No wonder I have no confidence in myself. My own husband has zero confidence in me. I feel so small right now, I want to crawl in a hole. Tonight…
Blog Louder, Perfectionist OCD Thoughts 7 Apr 202213 Apr 2022 open.spotify.com/track/2kbzyz1CZHSAX1dH4btQLY Ironic, I've been working on a post about perfectionism and my husband decided now is the time to do his nitpicking thing. Since he got home yesterday evening, it…
Blog… Quotes of the Moment – a Twofer 4 Apr 2022 Everyone is a little broken, but last time I checked broken crayons still color.Trent Shelton The first quote spoke to my artistic side, because I certainly still use my broken…
Blog Change Up: Sharing My Art 29 Mar 2022 I was going to bemoan my evening and how depressed my son made me, with his hateful words. Instead, to keep things positive, I have decided to risk sharing an…
Blog Mental Illness Combos for the Win 24 Mar 2022 OCD often brings depression, at a reported rate of 25% to 50%. My mental illness buddies, OCD and Bipolar depression, have been kinda off and on pals since I was…
Blog Radio Silence, An OCD Conundrum 12 Mar 202212 Mar 2022 So, I might have gone radio silent on communications with my Pastor. I've pulled away almost completely with all social events with my church, unless I can take my husband…
Blog To Facebook or Not to Facebook? 9 Mar 2022 I have been “fasting” from Facebook for lent since last Wednesday. Lent is the 40 days leading up to Easter in which Christians reflect on the sacrifices Jesus made. Why…
Blog More Avoidance – OCD Triggered 20 Nov 20214 Apr 2022 I've done something that I just can't reconcile in my mind, and as far as my OCD is concerned, my mind tells me the only thing that can possibly make…
Blog OCD Reassurance Seeking and Depression. 30 Oct 20214 Apr 2022 Reassurance seeking is normal behavior for those with OCD according to many various resources I’ve come across on the illness. I normally don’t seek reassurance, especially knowing such a thing.…
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