Others have it worse. Has this sentence ever made anyone feel better? I do not think so. Yet, I am sure that all of us have already been told at least once in our lifetime that millions of our fellow human beings go through so much more suffering than we do. As if thinking aboutContinue reading “Don’t Tell Me Others Have It Worse”
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Winter Blues & OCD – How To Survive A Winter In Lockdown?
Do you have the winter blues? Well, you are not alone with that. I have always found it challenging to survive the long and dark winters of my country but I get the feeling that this year, it’s going to be more difficult than it has ever been because in winter 2020, freezing weather andContinue reading “Winter Blues & OCD – How To Survive A Winter In Lockdown?”
OCD – A Creative Disorder
Is there a link between OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) and creativity? This is a question I have been wondering about for a long time but I haven’t been able to find a definite answer to it yet. I have always considered myself as a creative person but is my creativity a sign of OCD? OrContinue reading “OCD – A Creative Disorder”
Catastrophic Thinking – Living In The Shadow Of Disaster or Life Is Like A Fairy Tale
Has it ever happened to you that your partner did not answer your call and you got extremely worried because you thought he got into a car accident? Have you ever self-diagnosed yourself with a terrifying disease just because you felt a little bit more tired than usual? Have you ever been afraid of gettingContinue reading “Catastrophic Thinking – Living In The Shadow Of Disaster or Life Is Like A Fairy Tale”
Does Keeping Yourself Busy Help With OCD?
I have been thinking a lot about this question lately and I realized that there’s one thing that I got completely wrong – I used to think that keeping myself busy was the only way to fight OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) and I guess I have kind of “overdone” it. Please do not get meContinue reading “Does Keeping Yourself Busy Help With OCD?”
Laziness Does Not Exist – 10 Reasons Why We Procrastinate
Why do we put things off so much? I have been thinking a lot about this question lately as a few weeks ago, I was supposed to start working on a project that I did not particularly like so what did I do? Obviously, I just kept putting it off till the last minute –Continue reading “Laziness Does Not Exist – 10 Reasons Why We Procrastinate”
HELP! – My Best Friend Has OCD (A Guest Post By Amber, Intro by Mark Wester)
Does any of your friends have OCD? I guess the answer to this question is likely to be yes, as this mental disorder is far more common than many of us think. I have been living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) for most of my life and I can tell you that spending time withContinue reading “HELP! – My Best Friend Has OCD (A Guest Post By Amber, Intro by Mark Wester)”
In Search Of Salvation – Compulsive Googling
Have you ever spent hours on Google searching the symptoms of an imaginary illness? Have you just wasted your whole weekend googling and trying to figure out whether you are a bad person? Did you stay up until long past midnight last night because you had to do an online research about the first signsContinue reading “In Search Of Salvation – Compulsive Googling”
The Face Of The Devil – Personifying Your OCD
What if I lose control and kill someone? What if I hit a pedestrian while driving? What If I start screaming or blurting out obscenities? What if I confess a crime that I did not even commit? Reading this, you may think that I went totally crazy. But these are not my thoughts – orContinue reading “The Face Of The Devil – Personifying Your OCD”
OCD & Humor – Is Life A Tragedy..Or A Comedy?
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) is no laughing matter. It is a devastating mental disorder that can easily turn one’s life into a living hell. But that does not mean we cannot use a little bit of humor to cope with this terrifying disorder. While OCD itself is far from being funny, the situations that canContinue reading “OCD & Humor – Is Life A Tragedy..Or A Comedy?”
Overcoming OCD 