Obsessive Compulsive

Isn’t it hard to live with an issue when you go through a series of doubts and confusions on a daily basis? Well, OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) is one such mental health issue that has these kinds of effects on an individual. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a common, chronic mental health problem…

Three years out of college, at 2:00 on a Saturday afternoon in 1988, while immersed in reading “The Seven Storey Mountain,” Lauren Slater suddenly realized she couldn’t comprehend what she was reading. The words were discernible but no longer felt proper to read. …

Let’s be clear: I didn’t beat my obsessive-compulsive disorder — it’s still a big part of me and probably always will be. It drives me nuts, but it also gives me a sense of comfort like no other. And I’m very aware it’s a dangerous, fragile comfort, and if I…

Obsessing occurs when the capacity to focus and solve a problem by thinking runs into an emotional obstacle, a feeling we don’t want to face. The thinking process gets derailed and stuck in recurring loops. Here’s an example of this happening to me and how I handled it. * *…

How do we know when we’re being passive-aggressive? Because we might see our behavior as justified, innocent or even polite, we often aren’t aware when we’re doing it. After all, passive-aggressive behavior is defined by not doing something. “Hey, I’m not doing anything!” Yeah, and that’s the problem. Whether we’re…

January 24th, 2023 You cannot wipe out the past, you cannot scrub all the dirt from your memories. Especially when that something was a major and defining part of your life. …

In my last post I harped about the importance of people with obsessive-compulsive personality consciously choosing their priorities. Today I’ll harp about one aspect of life that you may need to put near the top of that priority list: mastery, the experience of succeeding at rewarding challenges. Well, that’s dorky. …

How many of you do you see in a mirror? You see exactly one copy, even thought the light is reflecting images of you at other angles. That is to say, if someone were to look at that mirror from a different angle, they may see a different reflection of…