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A (Slightly) Different Kind of Crazy – The OCD Chronicles
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My Journey to Sanity. A (Slightly) Different Kind of Crazy. July 16, 2013. July 16, 2013. The dermatillomania is about the same as a week ago. My fingers are torn up, and it’s embarrassing. I’m trying to resist but mostly keep failing. When my head is clear, I can stop myself from being a moron more easily. But my mind fogs up when my emotions are being irrational. So I’ve been putting my foot in my mouth a LOT lately. I’m close to just not talking to anyone until I level out. So I guess OCD isn’t going ...
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Raging Against Emotions – The OCD Chronicles
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My Journey to Sanity. March 21, 2014. Three days ago, I got some of the best news of my life: my first publication acceptance. It’s something I’ve worked so hard for, and it’s so so so exciting. I’m finally about to be a published writer. A literary journal that I really love picked up one of my short stories. It’s a dream come true, and it made me overwhelmingly happy. So then why did I end the day crying yesterday? What do I have to feel bad about? I’m still mad at myself about it. And I really donR...
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Best Of – The OCD Chronicles
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My Journey to Sanity. Here are some of my best posts. These posts are a great place to start if you’re a new reader! Background on Me and my OCD. This is my very first post and is an explanation of why I decided to start this blog. Going to Therapy: An Admission of Neurosis. This is my second post. It contains a list of all of my OCD symptoms and a discussion of my first therapy session. My first week as a preschool teacher and the meltdown that followed. My first time going to an OCD support group.
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A Renewed Sense of Freedom – The OCD Chronicles
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My Journey to Sanity. A Renewed Sense of Freedom. March 3, 2014. March 7, 2014. I miss you guys! Wednesday, February 26. One year ago, I traveled to a writing conference and, for the first time in years, didn’t have anxiety about staying in a hotel. I hadn’t done that since I was a kid. It was exhilarating. Another feat I still can’t believe sometimes. So my hands are, by my standards, filthy. But I’m okay. 5 thoughts on “ A Renewed Sense of Freedom. March 4, 2014 at 6:10 pm. March 5, 2014 at 1:13 pm.
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Backsliding – The OCD Chronicles
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My Journey to Sanity. April 8, 2014. I’ve been having such a difficult time lately with depression. Therapy is so hard. But I’ve been holding on to all the progress I made in OCD therapy, and that helps me keep working on depression stuff in therapy. I keep remind myself that I got better, that I got control of OCD. I can do this. I know I can. This is so little compared to what I overcame before. So little. But I’m still scared. Automatic Thoughts and Core Beliefs. 14 thoughts on “ Backsliding. And you ...
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Just Depression – The OCD Chronicles
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My Journey to Sanity. August 21, 2013. August 21, 2013. Every time it crept closer and tried to get a foothold, I refused to let it, and I was always really proud of myself for that. There was so much I couldn’t control OCD, the constant physical pain, etc. and being able to control depression felt really good. I sat in that place for a few months, but eventually made my way out of the hole. In the meantime, OCD and anxiety were becoming increasingly easier to deal with. And when I realized IR...But I...
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OCD Reflections: Spreading the Word: OCD on the Air
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Looking at life with newfound knowledge of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Sunday, January 25, 2015. Spreading the Word: OCD on the Air. That said, here are two podcasts that I thoroughly enjoyed:. Part 1, "Dark Thoughts" from. The Secret History of Thoughts". I was already really looking forward to NPR's new show Invisibila. And was immediately won over when Part 1. 2 "Why OCD is 'Miserable': A Science Reporter's Obsession with Contracting HIV" on Fresh Air. February 8, 2015 at 10:40 AM. Hope - thank you...
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Elly – The OCD Chronicles
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My Journey to Sanity. Automatic Thoughts and Core Beliefs. August 12, 2015. Automatic Thoughts and Core Beliefs. April 8, 2014. I’ve noticed that I’ve been washing my hands more lately, that things are triggering a need to wash my hands and that I’m giving in to those triggers more often. This scares me. I need to be careful and work on not giving in. But like today I washed my hands quite a few times… More Backsliding. March 21, 2014. March 7, 2014. A Renewed Sense of Freedom. March 3, 2014. I know I...
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Vulnerability – The OCD Chronicles
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My Journey to Sanity. March 7, 2014. March 7, 2014. Didn’t think I’d be back here so soon. But I’m feeling weak (despite my last post), and this has proven to be a safe place for me to be just that weak and also vulnerable. I’ve come so far with OCD, and I’m still so very proud of that. I want you to be encouraged by that still. Hard work pays off. It really does. It gets better. The fears that are tangible are easier to go after: things like my contamination OCD fears and even more general phobias like ...
