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Meet Gretchen: Separating Myself from OCD
One of the most important parts of my recovery has been learning to separate myself from OCD. A technique often used in therapy is called externalization, which means viewing the disorder as something separate from your identity. Instead of saying, “I need to wash my hands,” I can recognize that it is OCD demanding certainty,…
Where the Sun and Moon Meet Again: A Poem of Hope & Misery
When In Mourning – by Maxwell There are nights where grief does not arrive softly.It kicks the door open.Sits heavy in your ribs. Breathes smoke into your lungs until even breathing feels borrowed. And here I am again,curled beneath a ceiling that does not know my name,asking questions the dark never answers. Was it leaving…