Blog My Car Wants Me Depressed 8 Dec 2022 Some of my longer time readers know more details about my OCD than others. Notably that one compulsion I had struggled with in times passed was taking long drives and…
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 The Scrupulous Rejoice: You Cannot Commit The Unpardonable Sin 7 Oct 2022October 7, 2022 If you spend time in OCD groups or forums, eventually you’ll come across someone who brings up the unpardonable sin. Sooner rather than later, most likely. Usually they’re worried they’ve…
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 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 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 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 Invisible Friend. OCD – Can We Be Friends? 21 Feb 2022February 24, 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…
Blog Right and Wrong, Not Ambiguous. OCD Flare. 19 Feb 2022April 4, 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 More Avoidance – OCD Triggered 20 Nov 2021April 4, 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 2021April 4, 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… 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… Facing the Fear of Baptism – Scrupulosity OCD 4 Aug 2021April 4, 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 -…
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