Today I wanted to share briefly my experience with using medication for OCD. For those who have been around awhile and/or read my book, some of this may sound familiar. Mostly, I want to address some common fears or questions that people might have about taking medication for a mental health condition like OCD.
Earlier this year, I took some online courses on cognitive behavior therapy from the Beck Institute. Most of the people taking these courses, I assume, were therapists or psychologists reviewing or taking extra courses to enhance their practice. I, however, was taking the courses for educational and self-help purposes.
For those of us with obsessive-compulsive disorder, it can be difficult to truly understand how our loved ones feel. Yes, we are dealing with the actual disorder and that is immensely difficult, but just as they cannot really appreciate how it feels to be in our mind, we cannot really appreciate how it feels to…
Last week I had the opportunity to be on KSL Studio 5 with Brooke Walker (see the clip here). Before actually going on set and getting interviewed, I was given a sample script or list of questions that Brooke might ask me. It turned out that she didn’t really go off the script; having reviewed…
This past general conference had some amazing talks, and it also had at least one talk that caused a lot trauma and issue for many individuals. Now, before I begin, let me say that this conference I did not take notes. I’ve learned that I do better re-reading the talks and have decided to just…