Picture this for a second. You are having a cancer screening. Fun start. You show up to the doctor’s office and sit down. As the doctor begins the screening, you pull out a life size mannequin of yourself. You present it to the doctor and say, “Here you go, proceed with the screening on mannequin … Continue reading Mannequin me
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What if it’s not OCD?
If you have OCD, this question is nothing new. Already, your theme is barking at the top of its lungs looks for a way to climb back into your mental frame. I have dealt with this question for a little less than a decade and I can tell you it was the hardest barrier to … Continue reading What if it’s not OCD?
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Why change is possible
I was talking to a close friend a few days ago and I asked him this question, “Do you ever feel like everybody else ‘gets it’ and you just don’t?” “All the time.” I was heartbroken to hear that answer. I care about this guy and love him dearly, so obviously I wanted him to … Continue reading Why change is possible
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River in the wasteland
My mental health problems left me in the middle of a barren wasteland with no relief and no hope. Any thought of relief at the time was only a mirage, which would soon dissipate. I had no idea where I was or where I should go and I constantly felt defeated. It’s a strange realization … Continue reading River in the wasteland
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You don’t have to be perfect
"Back to square one." That was the calling card of my OCD. Every time I felt some relief from a compulsion, every time I thought I had gained some ground in getting my life back, I would step on a mental land mine and it would blow me back to the beginning again. OCD is … Continue reading You don’t have to be perfect
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Where is God now?
My mom would always tell me that God was going to "redeem the years the locusts had eaten." It was a phrase used to describe the potential that my life, my anxious, OCD-riddled, depressed life, could one day be restored. I would look back at her with tears in my eyes and ask... Where is … Continue reading Where is God now?
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