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 What I Created, Mixed Media Show ‘n Tell 11 May 2022 I did manage to make 2 paintings from the backgrounds I created on Monday. The largest background, 24x48, is still staring at me, but I’ll take the victory of painting…
Blog Will I Lose You? It’s My Opinion 10 May 2022 Abortion. It’s a hot topic lately and you have to be very careful what you say around who these days. With the hoopla of Roe v Wade in the news,…
Blog Art as Mindfulness, A Coping Skill 2 Apr 2022 This last week has been tough for my OCD. I did an exposure during my OCD coaching session and also did a review for my coach on Google, and since…
Blog Easter, Not All Bunnies and Egg Hunts 10 Mar 2022 Last Easter was rather hellish for my OCD and in turn, bipolar depression. I know Easter is the Christian holiday I should love the most, and I feel so ashamed…
Blog Right and Wrong, Not Ambiguous. OCD Flare. 19 Feb 20224 Apr 2022 I recently read an article where the author proclaims right and wrong are ambiguous and basically it boils down to viewpoint. I am horribly truncating his long article into one…
Blog Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 27 Dec 2021 A little late to the Christmas party, but in plenty of time to hang the steamers for the New Year. So to speak. Blogging is surprisingly harder than I thought…
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.…
Blog… More Scrupulosity OCD Struggles, Alone 19 Oct 202119 Oct 2021 I think I'll never share my struggle with OCD with anyone but strangers online. I just don't know how to make a friend properly, or communicate like an adult in…
Blog How to Let OCD Ruin/Run Your Life. 16 Oct 20214 Apr 2022 I don't actually want my OCD to be running the show and ruining the party (don't you know, it's popcorn every night?). But I know exactly the recipe to let…
Blog… Quote of the Moment 25 Sep 202127 Sep 2021 We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.Oscar Wilde Perspective. This quote struck a chord with me. For me, it has multiple meanings.…
Blog… Facing the Fear of Baptism – Scrupulosity OCD 4 Aug 20214 Apr 2022 Sunday I faced my fear and I was baptized. What was I afraid of? Everything. The people, the actual baptism, the water, then the feeling of being wet afterwards -…
Blog… On My Way To Hell With Religion As My Guide – Deep Believer 27 Jun 202127 Jun 2021 Sharing a post from a blogger I follow. It was interesting, enlightening, and worth the read: My entire life changed forever as I realized: I was on my way to…
Blog Quote of the Moment 29 May 2021 Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.Mahatma Gandhi That’s food for thought. This brings to mind religion specifically for me, because many…
Blog Religious and Childhood Traumas, and the Aftermath 28 May 20217 Jun 2021 In a previous post a couple months back, I stated that all the hate belongs to me. Just a week ago I was feeling that intensity again, to the point…
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