This will not be a comprehensive post. Why? Because I’m pretty tired today and simply don’t have the energy (or time!) to put in the research to make this a comprehensive post. But hopefully it will stir up some discussion at least. So let’s do what surely has been done many times before and talk…
You are not so OCD
I wasn’t going to write about this topic today. I had another post scheduled but alas, we are interrupting the regularly scheduled programming for this special announcement: DO NOT TAKE THAT OCD TEST GOING AROUND FACEBOOK. Why? Because it is an eye test, not an OCD test. Do you want a real test for obsessive…
Self-imposed stigmas
I was reading a shared post on Facebook awhile ago from a woman describing some of her obsessive compulsive behavior. I had no trouble with the fact that she was openly doing this or describing herself as having OCD because it seemed likely she did have a problem from what she wrote (and I’m all for…
Is it time to retire the term “mental illness”?
Today is a special day because I get to publish an anonymous (to you) post from a reader who, probably rightly so, takes issue with the term “mental illness.” She comes from a nursing background, so it’s not like she is just making this stuff up 😉 Enjoy! It’s this whole thing of the term…
Five Challenges for Loved Ones
Here is what it’s like when a loved one of yours is suffering from OCD, from the OCD Mormon’s Husband. Backing Out of Plans A few years ago we moved from Utah to California. Many people in the ward there were so nice and wanted to be friends with us, the new couple in the…