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Intruder alert

Unwanted thoughts that become obsessions are the hallmark of OCD.

anxiety, bad day, depression, mental health, OCD, psychology, PTSD, recovery, reflections, self image, therapy

Regulate

I seem very eager to judge myself for how and what I feel. What’s up with that?

anxiety, depression, emotional baggage, literature, mental health, OCD, phd, psychology, PTSD, recovery, reflections, research, self image, self-regulation, therapy

Groundhog Day

How to measure progress when each day feels the same.

anxiety, covid19, depression, mental health, OCD, PTSD, recovery, shelter in place, social distancing

Opening up about OCD

The beginning of a series on my experiences with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

anxiety, depression, mental health, OCD, recovery, self image, therapy

Dungeons and dragons

What the Legend of Zelda illustrates about difficult journeys. We have tools and we are not alone.

antidepressants, anxiety, depression, emotional baggage, gaming, legend of Zelda, lessons learned, medication, mental health, perspective, PTSD, recovery, reflections, therapy, video games

One hundred one

The blog has reached a milestone. Here’s what I think it means.

anxiety, blogging, depression, mental health, pretending, reflections

A dish best not served

Depression and anger often go hand in hand.

anger, anxiety, depression, emotional baggage, fear, future, job, medication, mental health, PTSD, recovery, reflections, therapy, work

Circles

Patterns and repetition can be comforting and healing. Sometimes boring is good.

anxiety, depression, exercise, mental health, recovery

Going public

Supporting someone you love through a mental health struggle is challenging and, for those without context, hard to understand from the outside looking in.

anxiety, depression, mental health, recovery

Choose your own adventure

I’m embarrassed and ashamed of the fact that I can’t stop internalizing the words and actions of insecure bullies.

anxiety, behavioral economics, career, change, depression, fear, future, jerk brain, mental health, philosophy, recovery, self image

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