"People who live with OCD drag a metal sea anchor around. Obsession is a break, a source of drag, not a badge of creativity, a mark of genius or an inconvenient side effect of some greater function." ~David Adam~ March 7th, 2021. Winter is slowly easing it's frigid grip on the land while spring sneaks … Continue reading OCD Awareness
Tag: Anxiety
Anxiety and You
"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." ~Wayne Dyer~ It's the middle of the night, on a lonely stretch of road, with no lights for miles. The moon is high in the sky, giving off a faint luminescent glow. A deer casually walks into the road, ambling … Continue reading Anxiety and You
Being Different is Good
"I want to say when I was little, like Maleficent, I was told I was different. And I felt out of place and too loud, too full of fire, never good at sitting still, never good at fitting in. And then one day, I realized something - something I hope you all realize. Different is … Continue reading Being Different is Good
Changing the Way You Think
"If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." ~Wayne Dyer~ I threw my phone across the room in disgust. I was just on twitter, reading up on the daily happenings of the day, and no surprise there, but everything was just negative, negative and more negative. There was … Continue reading Changing the Way You Think
#SayNoToAbuse
"Overcoming abuse doesn't just happen. It takes positive steps everyday. Let today be the day you start to move forward." ~Assunta Harris~ So, the other day, I went grocery shopping for myself, along with a list of 19 items (it was really 25) to pick up for my mother. To say that it was an … Continue reading #SayNoToAbuse
A Year to Remember
"My Mama always said, Life is like a box of chocolates, You never know what you're gonna get" ~Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump in the movie 'Forrest Gump'~ As I struggled to find a subject to talk about in this blog post, I remarked to myself how different it was now compared to a week … Continue reading A Year to Remember
Spectres of the Past
"The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now." ~Bill Cosby~ I walked down the dim hallway, the stone walls lined with dimly lit torches. I reached out to either side of me with my arms, and touched barren walls lined with lichen moss. I sniffed the air, … Continue reading Spectres of the Past
Disability is a Way of Life
"Believe you can and you're halfway there." ~Theodore Roosevelt~ "What? Say that again?", I repeated again as I increased the volume on the microphone headset I had over my ears. "So, yesterday, I went to the store and picked up a babble babble babble and brought them to the counter. They babble babble babble...", the … Continue reading Disability is a Way of Life
Anxiety : Man’s Best Friend
"Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action." ~Walter Anderson~ So, the other morning, I woke up drenched and covered in sweat. I had a rough night that night; I tossed and turned, my mind just tumbled about in my sleep as I apparently worried about everything under the sun. The subconscious is funny that way, you … Continue reading Anxiety : Man’s Best Friend
Obsessing Over the Little Things
"Passion is a positive obsession. Obsession is a negative passion." ~Paul Carvel~ "Don't forget, you want to go walking later!", my squeaky, high-strung, OCD counterpart blathered at me. "I know.", I replied back as I tried to ignore him and his daily, non-stop tirades. I was casually trying to relax, a.k.a. procrastinate, by watching some … Continue reading Obsessing Over the Little Things
