Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, commonly known as OCD, can be such a challenging diagnosis. I’ve talked about my personal experience about OCD here. Part of what makes it so challenging is that there are so many misconceptions about what OCD really…
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The Darkness of Postpartum Depression
I need to talk about something important – postpartum depression. We need to. Because it’s the only way – the first step – in outing something so vile. It’s the ugly, dark, shaming existence of living with and through postpartum depression.…
Loosening the Grip of OCD
I have OCD. A lot of people say that, but I really do. Some people even use it as an adjective – “I’m so OCD” – usually to indicate some fastidious cleaning habits. I suppose that’s sort of funny, but it…