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I talk about my anxiety and depression a lot these days, but something I seem to overlook is one of my biggest struggles—living with Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD). I am probably most ashamed by this because it’s the part of my diagnosis that makes me feel legit crazy....

“Holding a grudge is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.” I’m sure many of us at some point in our lives have held a grudge. Many of us may even still be holding onto one, or several. I would go as far as to...

Over the weekend we made our weekly trip to Effingham, as a family, to go to Rural King and Wal-Mart. Sometimes Jacob goes to Rural King early in the mornings by himself, and sometimes he waits for me to go along just so I get out of the house,...

Today I wore an incredibly cute shirt, which landed me almost a bajillion compliments. Seriously, every person I passed in the hallway at work complimented me. It felt awesome! I felt awesome. But said shirt wasn’t all that great… it had… an ITCHY TAG! Anyone who knows me, knows...

I understand there are people in this world who do not believe mental illness is a real thing. They think it is made up or perhaps even attention-seeking behavior. There are people who cannot empathize and some who just choose to not even try. They are the people who...

If I had a dollar for every time someone said they would’ve never guessed I was bipolar or depressed, I could pay off that manic-compulsive shopping spree I just went on last week. Depression isn’t external. Depression is internal. I will greet you with a smile, but it doesn’t...

Yesterday I saw a post that said, “I want to be holly and jolly, not stressy and depressy.” Amen! I really do want to enjoy the holidays, but I struggle. Hard. I want it to be perfect and there is just no such thing. I want the tree to...

It’s been awhile since I’ve written anything, and my thoughts are all over the map, bear with me. Let me recap some situations that show my progress (or lack thereof). To start, MJ’s birthday party. Why is there so much pressure on throwing an over-the-top kids birthday party? I...

One year. It has been one year since my very first session with my therapist and almost one year since I published my open letter to family and friends, acknowledging I needed help. Oh what a year it has been! My therapist has called me a “poster-child for EAP”...

In the past week I’ve had an overwhelming amount of people ask how I’m doing. I’m very thankful everyone is concerned and appreciate all the well wishes. I don’t mean to purposely not reply, but some hours are better than others and sometimes the literal effort it takes to...