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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…
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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…
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Light At The End Of The Tunnel, Or Is It?

12 Jun 2022
I did a quick figuring and I only have to groom 5 more days until I close down. That’s something to be grateful about. Especially since I now have carpal…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Invisible Friend. OCD – Can We Be Friends?

21 Feb 202224 Feb 2022
Those who know me know music is one of my obsessions/compulsions (compulsion if I’m honest). Drives them crazy, as I will pick a song and it goes on repeat until…
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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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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…
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Tell Me Again How You’re “So OCD”? Self Care Break!

9 Sep 20219 Sep 2021
If you missed my simpleton’s explanation of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder at the end of August, you can check it out here, if you don’t know what OCD is, or you…
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, You’re Actually Not “So OCD.” What OCD Really Is.

28 Aug 202127 Dec 2021
I’ve learned a (comparative) tremendous amount about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder since my diagnosis, which was roughly 2 years ago. I’ve learned the most information in the last 6 months from…

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