“…you must remain vigilant, because it waits for the chance when you are walking along the shore, unsuspecting, where it will try to grab you, and before you know it you are fighting the octopus again.” In honor of OCD Awareness Week (Oct. 12th- 18th), my co-author of You’re Not a Murderer: You Just HaveContinue reading “Grappling an Octopus”
Tag Archives: intrusive thoughts
In Praise of What Is Good
“There’s a time to look around and be dazzled by the grace and good in the world, a time to give thanks for the space to share.“ I recently spoke about OCD with intrusive thoughts at the Dahlonega Literary Festival in north Georgia. The moderator was a psychiatrist, Dr. Jacob Appel, with years of experience;Continue reading “In Praise of What Is Good”
Book Recommendations for Mental Health May
“You are not alone” is often something I say, or write, when discussing mental health struggles, but it also makes me laugh because it sounds a bit ominous, too, like maybe I should turn around and look behind me. I think that’s also the look I often get (ominous) when trying to explain Harm OCDContinue reading “Book Recommendations for Mental Health May”
Harm OCD: You Are Not Alone 