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5 Ways Living With OCD Has Shaped Me for the Better
After living with OCD since childhood, one writer reflects on how managing the disorder has shaped her creativity, empathy, and resilience.
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Photo: ArtistGNDphotography / Getty Images My OCD Makes Me Question If I’m a Good Person in Every Conversation
It can feel impossible to just be myself.
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Photo: kaipong / Getty Images 5 Things I Do When I’m Stuck in a Severe OCD Flare
We may not be able to avoid them, but we can at least make them less unbearable.
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Photo: fedrelena / Getty Images My OCD Treatment Is Absolutely Brutal, But It Does Help
I’m not a professional—just someone who’s struggled with OCD since she was a child.
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Photo: Eugene Mymrin / Getty Images 4 Ways Relationship OCD Tries to Sabotage My Love Life (While I Try Not to Let It)
You’re worthy of a healthy, loving relationship.
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Just Super/Getty Images 5 Lies My OCD Keeps Trying to Sell Me (No Matter How Hard I Try to Ignore Them)
These are some of the common, disturbing lies my OCD has told me.
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Photo: francescoch / Getty Images 3 Symptoms of OCD No One Talks About (But I Deal With Every Day)
The list of symptoms can feel endless.
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Photo: francescoch / Getty Images 4 Tips for Stopping a Negative Thought Spiral in Its Tracks
The quicker you accept the spiral, the quicker you can stop it.
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Photo: Jena Ardell / Getty Images My Life With OCD: What It’s Like to Live With the Chronic ‘Doubting Disorder’
I hope my story brings you peace, comfort, and awareness.
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