I had another appointment with my doctor last Friday. It was a pretty good appointment; I had made some progress since last time and he had gone to the International OCD Foundation conference in Chicago and was excited to share some highlights, including an explanation of the “virtual camping” that occurred. I hope to go to the…
OCD as a traveling companion
I’ve traveled quite a bit in my day, what with having a dad who frequently traveled for work, going to grad school overseas, being a missionary, etc. But lately? I’m not a huge fan. Maybe it’s the fact that now I feel like a pack horse, preparing and hauling most of the things for 2 children…
Everyday Thursday
My doctor told me at my last appointment that he hasn’t ever used hand sanitizer. For real? Maybe he is lying or maybe he is at the other extreme from where I usually live. But never? I think I told him something to the effect of “Good job! You’ve probably saved so much money.”
Everyday Thursday
I’m trying a new routine with my psychologist lately wherein I do an email check-in after two weeks and come back into the office after four. When I first started going to this psychologist, I was on the once a week program. As I started to improve, we drew out the in-between appointments time a little more…
Going to church
Whether or not going to church is something that refreshes and rejuvenates or intensely stresses me out depends on a lot of factors, including but not limited to the ward/branch itself, my personal attitude, the state of my OCD, whether or not I have children with me/at the time, and what calling I have. You probably have…