Blog Ketamine And God? 12 Nov 2022November 12, 2022 I have made an offhand mention in another post that I do ketamine treatments for my mental health. I have yet to expound upon that or discuss my experience with…
Blog Why I Quit Facebook…Would You? 11 Nov 2022November 10, 2022 It’s been maybe a couple months now that I made the decision to deactivate my Facebook account for good. Not totally delete it, but put it in that hibernation status…
Blog God IS Good. My Traumas, Testimony, Plus A Challenge. 8 Nov 2022November 8, 2022 I don’t talk about my faith enough, considering how steeped in it I am in real life. I often feel bad about myself for it, like I’m letting the ball…
Blog Feeling Horrible, OCD And Anxiety Play Hardball 19 Jun 2022June 19, 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 OCD For The Win – Art To Distract? 24 May 2022May 25, 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 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 Radio Silence, An OCD Conundrum 12 Mar 2022March 12, 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 How to Let OCD Ruin/Run Your Life. 16 Oct 2021April 4, 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… Tell Me Again How You’re “So OCD”? Self Care Break! 9 Sep 2021September 9, 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…
Blog… Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, You’re Actually Not “So OCD.” What OCD Really Is. 28 Aug 2021December 27, 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…
Blog Religious and Childhood Traumas, and the Aftermath 28 May 2021June 7, 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…
Blog… Birthday Sadness, Social Anxiety, and Dealing with Narcissist Tendencies. 28 May 2021April 4, 2022 I just turned 40. I’m not depressed about the number in the slightest. I felt old a decade ago when I was developing signs of fibromyalgia. It’s just a number,…
Blog… Deadlock, Stalemate, Standstill 16 Apr 2021April 18, 2021 News release: Social anxiety causes impasse. Or that’s what my internal news header would read if I had one. Think Inside Out kinda world going on (now I need to…
Blog… Stopping the Downward Spiral. 12 Apr 2021April 4, 2022 Anxiety kept me from church Sunday, and now I’m going down the rabbit hole of depression and even more anxiety. It feels shallow to admit it stems from not receiving…