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How Understanding My OCD Helped Me Manage It
"Once I was able to better understand OCD, it became clear how my symptoms fit — and it was a relief to fit somewhere." -
Three Psychiatric Facilities in Seven Weeks
"I know that going to a good facility makes all the difference in recovery." -
Join NAMI this Mental Illness Awareness Week to Raise the Voices of Lived Experience
In honor of Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) on Oct. 4-10, 2020, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and participants across the country are raising awareness and educating about mental illness warning signs and symptoms. -
Living with Trichotillomania: A User’s Guide to Saving Your Eyebrows
It’s taken a while for me to accept that my biggest enemy in life may just be my own fingers. -
Telling the Monster Goodnight — My Child with OCD
With the help of her mother, therapist and a monster named "Otis," Maggie learns to cope with her OCD. -
This is For Me
"I have learned it is extremely difficult for someone who is "neurotypical" (without a mental illness) to understand what it’s like to have your own mind turn against you. So, I will speak out and beg you to understand." -
Understanding Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation For OCD
Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation is a non-invasive treatment that can be highly effective in reducing OCD symptom severity. Learn more about this new type of treatment. -
The Messy Truth About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Why do most people believe the myth that OCD is just about a hyper-organized desk or color-coordinated closet? -
My OCD Confession
"OCD owns the word "disorder" because it debilitates. It crashes through you like a bulldozer and asks you to pick up the pieces." -
Self-Help Techniques for Coping with Mental Illness
Some common self-help suggestions people receive are to exercise, meditate and be more present, which are helpful and work for many people. However, other proven methods aren’t mentioned as often.