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obsessive-compulsive since age seven
My OCD struck at age seven. Strep-throat-gone-to-hell and all of the sudden curse words were running through my head as if I were some foul-mouthed sailor, when the truth of the matter was that I was...
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Live OCD Free app: my review
I first learned of the Live OCD Free app when I was in Boston last October, attending an event hosted by the International OCD Foundation. I was intrigued by the idea of a web app that could simulate...
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The Long Journey … to the Starting Line
“Cross That Line” by xLadyDaisyx on deviantArt It is SO HARD for an obsessive-compulsive to be correctly diagnosed and then find the right treatment and a good cognitive-behavioral therapist. In fact,...
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A War in the Mind
I remember the Sunday mornings in church when my mind was a war zone. An intrusive thought would show itself, and with my Pure-O compulsions, I’d mentally bat it down (usually with repetitive prayer)....
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Sweet Freedom
Alison Dotson, president of OCD Twin Cities, and I were emailing recently about how sometimes we feel as if we say the same thing post after post, article after article, especially since they usually...
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No Shortcuts
When Jeff Bell, spokesperson for the International OCD Foundation, spoke for our OCD Twin Cities event, one of the things he said that really stood out to me was that there are no shortcuts in treating...
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OCD Q&A from JLS
Here are some OCD-related questions I’ve been asked by blog readers. As always, keep in mind that I’m not a doctor or a therapist, just an OCD survivor. (Note: I’ve been using the term “OCD survivor” a...
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Question & Dancer: Compulsions, Doubt, & HOCD
I’m an artist not an expert, one who is learning to embrace questions more than answers. These are some questions I got last month. Ask yours here. Donnann asked: How do i deal with intrusive thoughts...
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Dear 16-Year-Old Me
Dear sophomore-in-high-school Jackie, who just spent Thanksgiving sobbing on Grandma’s bathroom floor, I promise you: it won’t always be like this. It’s hard to imagine that now, I know. Doubt has been...
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nOCD, an ERP App/Hero
If you’ve spent time around this blog, you know that I wrestled my life and freedom back from the clutches of obsessive-compulsive disorder in 2008. (Read more about my story at...
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