The last few days have been exhausting in good and hard ways. Between the publication of the LDS Living article and comments positive and harsh regarding that, General Conference, and a book signing event, it’s been a physically, mentally, socially, and emotionally tiring weekend.
Usually when we live with obsessive compulsive disorder, it is not a solo endeavor. Many of us live with family, whether that means parents, siblings, a husband or wife, children, etc. Some of you may have roommates. Occasionally we are living on our own. I was on my own when my OCD became severe many…
One of the most frustrating aspects of having OCD (besides actually having OCD and dealing with it constantly) is trying to talk to people about it. This is probably why most people don’t tell others about their obsessive compulsive disorder. Instead, we usually keep it quiet. We don’t bring it up. We try to manage…
We had some interest and desire to start an online group for LDS people with OCD, so I got it going! If you have OCD and are LDS and would like to connect with others, click HERE to request an invite to our slack community.
I love receiving comments and personal messages on this blog. Of course, I don’t love that others are suffering with obsessive compulsive disorder because I know that it is hard and life altering in many negative ways. But I do love that people have found a place they feel safe to be themselves and confide…