The author has lived most of his life with Crohn’s Disease and has developed a few quirks as a result. Mood music for this post: “Bleeding Me” from Metallica: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftV_XepIwpo&hl=en_US&fs=1&] As the reader knows by now, I’ve spent most of my life with Crohn’s Disease, an affliction that in the long run has been more …
Mental-illness sufferers often avoid therapists because the stigma around these “shrinks” is as thick as that of the disease. The author is here to explain why you shouldn’t fear them. Mood music for this post: “Just Another Psycho” by Motley Crue: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko23M-4AAbg&hl=en_US&fs=1&] It’s a funny thing when I talk to people suffering from depression, addiction …
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This is the perfect time to write about why I’m such a history nut. I’m in a rotten mood because my office technology is on the blink, keeping me from getting things done. People with OCD don’t just shrug off such things. We zero in on the problem like the proverbial laser beam, trying anything …
In a previous post I mentioned that I take medication for OCD: Prozac. It’s been extremely helpful, but it took a long time for me to even consider trying it. Here’s why: Mood music: As a kid sick much of the time with Chron’s Disease, I was often put on the maximum dose of a …
The author on a history of depression and OCD that tends to come just in time for Christmas, why that is and how he’s mostly gained the upper hand. Mood music: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, OCD, is an anxiety disorder and is characterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and/or repetitive behaviors (compulsions). Repetitive behaviors such as handwashing, …
