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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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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Joy in Depression
Depression is such strange topic. How do you talk about something you can't put your finger on? I don't know about you, but my depression feels like an ominous cloud that looms and keeps me from enjoying things fully. I don't choose it. I don't want it there. But it's there. I was talking to … Continue reading Joy in Depression
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A Tree Firmly Planted
If you are anything like me, you find yourself wishing you could turn your brain off at will. Thoughts are running faster than you can count them. And just as you start to feel some peace, you come crashing back to an anxious reality. But, is that supposed to be our reality? For most of … Continue reading A Tree Firmly Planted
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