Coming out as a person who had been living with mental illness helped me not only find my voice but realize I always had one.
Tag - obsessive compulsive disorder
It’s important to be patient with yourself and remember even the smallest steps forward add up.
While I cannot always control the hold my mental illness has over me, I can ensure that my own self-care always remains a priority.
I believe it is important as an anxiety sufferer to learn how to get the most out of our lives despite our conditions.
It will get better. It will. It will. It will. I promise. Keep fighting for your freedom!
In my own recovery from a mental illness revolving around taking away my own sense of choice, small victories equate to measures of control.
While there is some truth in the stereotypes surrounding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, it is an illness intricate beyond the façade of mismatched colors and a...
Do remember you’re stronger than you think, and eventually the storm will break. Every step forward, no matter how small, is progress.
What is important is that we keep moving forward. If we don’t, we can’t grow. It might be uncomfortable and we might be afraid. But I believe this is only the...
“Coming out” as a person who lives with mental illness is not a one-time thing; it’s something I must face over and over again, with different people, in...
I have come to realize Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is not something I am, but something I have...I am neither the years I’ve lived with the disorder nor the...
Romance is complicated for even the most “normal” individuals; so, for a girl suffering from a bad case of OCD mixed in with your fair share of anxiety and...
I stay accountable to my own recovery, even with its setbacks, and the possibility that I might just make it through this thing in one, beautiful piece.
Yes, recovery is hard. I know it, you know it, but maybe the answer to “Why me?” is “Because you are strong enough.” And just maybe you’ll emerge from this...
You, me, us - the OCD sufferers of the world are so much more than our fears. We have so much to offer. Think of all your talents and gifts and how you’d like...
So what next? A new year and a new recovery. I’m trying not to see it as starting from scratch again. I've recovered before and so I believe that I’ll recover...