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14
Feb
2018
OCDParenting
When they wrote the manual on how to raise children, they left out the chapter on children with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Watching your child struggle with the irrational nature of their rituals and fears can quickly leave a parent feeling just as powerless as their child. …
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7
Jun
2017
Family LifeOCD
Throughout history, we as humans have taken to looking after certain animals, taking them in as our pets and having them become part of our families. Now more than ever, our pets can become trusted…
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11
Mar
2017
AdviceOCD
Look, I know that getting “treatment” for my OCD is pretty much something which is optional, in other words it’s supportive care instead of something like having a very expensive medical condition that needs critical…
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21
May
2016
AdviceOCDParenting
This isn’t the in OCD me speaking here, but rather just a parent who has made an observation -- not that I can ever really separate myself from my Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. So anyway, I’ve…
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23
Feb
2016
AdviceOCD
You don’t have to be obsessive compulsive to understand what it really means to be a parent, but I think I’ll be justified in saying that parenthood does indeed bring out the OCD in all…
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23
Jan
2016
OCDParenting
As part of my lifelong OCD ‘treatment’ I used to have a bi-weekly session with a specialised psychologist who’s been a big part of my life since my late teenage years. She was the one…
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30
Aug
2015
OCDParenting
It's not common for me to get too personal on here, but the past couple of weeks have been... odd. We all know by now that I am a proud father to two fantastic boys…
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29
Jun
2015
OCD
If there was ever an upside to being OCD, it’s the inherent ability to focus all your attention on one task it comes with. I’m not suggesting I personally would have chosen to be obsessive…
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