I wake up in the morning and the first thought coming into my mind is: – what if I did something terrible while I was sleeping and I’m not even aware of it? The list of things that I could have done during my sleep is absolutely endless: I could have harmed someone, I couldContinue reading “What is it like to live with OCD? – A day in my life.”
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Pure O – Living in Endless Fear
Have you ever heard your friends saying that “they were so OCD” ? Or watched any reality shows where they present OCD as a kind of cleaning obsession or as the fear of germs? The answer is probably yes. But the reality is that OCD is much more complex than that – it’s just likeContinue reading “Pure O – Living in Endless Fear”
6 Types of OCD
Today I’ll write about the 6 different types of OCD that I identified (and experienced) in the last couple of years. As you may have read in my previous posts, I’m not a psychologist, so I was relying my own experience – and if you think there are any other items that I could addContinue reading “6 Types of OCD”
OCD – afraid of blinding yourself
For most of the people who do not suffer from it, OCD means a kind of cleaning obsession – we often see people in TV shows who are obsessed about cleaning their homes, so that’s what OCD means right?. Yes, there’re a lot of people who’re afraid of germs and contamination, but then Obsessive CompulsiveContinue reading “OCD – afraid of blinding yourself”
The Call of the Void
Have you ever been walking across a bridge when suddenly, for absolutely no reason, you felt the urge to jump? Yes, this sounds absolutely insane but it’s a feeling that a lot of people have – even if they’d never admit that. It’s so common that the French even have an expression to describe thisContinue reading “The Call of the Void”
Overcoming OCD 