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Click HERE to read Schall Adams’ interview with Vrinda Pendred – the first stop on a virtual blog tour promoting the upcoming release of Check Mates: A Collection of Fiction, Poetry and Artwork about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, by People with OCD. And be sure to sign up for a reminder to buy the book on its […]
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I was diagnosed with OCD very casually, as if it was just assumed I had OCD and I already knew about it. So I can’t pinpoint the year. I just remember a psychologist talking about treatments for my OCD when I was about 16. I have the more Compulsive side of OCD – probably due […]
In the end all you will have is yourself; you will be alone. That is to say, the three pounds of meat encased in your skull, the repository of everything that makes you YOU, is all you will have. In a way, isn’t our whole life just a view of the world from inside a […]
‘Why me?’ If you have OCD, perhaps you sometimes think that. I can’t answer the metaphysical side to that question, but I can tell you it seems more than likely it’s genetic. Maybe your parents don’t have OCD, but they might have some other related condition. Or perhaps it shows up in other branches of […]
I want to take a moment to talk about the nature of fear – so please take a moment to remember that film series ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’…because this is one of my personal favourite motivating metaphors in life, as odd as that may sound. So Freddy Krueger is a terrible monster with blades […]
So you’ve managed to overcome some of the small stuff – now what about the really painful obsessions? What about the thoughts going round and round in your head? The truth is, in my experience it is far easier to tackle more physical obsessions – checking, washing, etc. – than the overbearing thoughts. For instance, […]
Recently we announced that Vrinda Pendred was listed on ‘Girlfriend Mentors’, run by Schall Adams – to inspire other women to follow their dreams no matter what obstacles they face. The recorded interview is now being featured as the website’s Empowerment Call of the Week. To listen, you can call a number and enter an […]
So you’re interested in CBT, but the insurance doesn’t cover you for mental health issues (US) or the waiting list to be seen is astronomically long (UK) and you need help NOW. First, a little background information. CBT is used not just for OCD or anxiety, but also depression. In clinical studies, CBT has been […]
I don’t have any recollection of a life free from the grasps of OCD. I was diagnosed when I was 9 years old, just entering the 4th grade. I’ve had several various obsessions and a few compulsions, but the one that started it all and still remains the most constant to this day is obsessing […]