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I just thought to pop into this group from time to time as it's been a very long while since I've been active. I have OCD - the "Pure O" type and have suffered from several debilitating forms of it over the years. I used to be very active in this group, esp. in regards to OCD themes which...

Mark Twain: “Noise proves nothing—often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid" I was thinking about this quote today and I found two lessons to be had from it in regard to OCD. The first thing that came to my mind was how one person’s obsessional theme will be...

How OCD is Perpetuated: It's a vicious cycle: Disturbing thought which leads to an exaggerated anxiety response to the thought, which in turn causes the OCD sufferer to FEEL that the thought has weight and validity, which in turn causes them to respond to the thought, which in turn gives it...

I thought maybe it might be helpful to share one of my ERP analogies which has helped me to understand how and why exposure helps diminish OCD obsessions. This goal of this kind of exposure exercise is to habituate the brain to the obsessional theme so that it eventually stops over reacting to...

I wrote about this a long time ago on the forum. This is where I've taken my stand during the seasons when my OCD was at it's worst. I know it's long but if it can offer up and comfort, encouragement and hope for someone today, I wanted to share it again. THE VOLTIONAL FAITH OF THE...

Hi. I have a very wonderful and precious daughter who has always been a blessing in my life and in the lives of so many other people. She is married and has three children. But when she was a child she struggled in school, not just academically but also socially. She talked like a grownup by...

Hi. I need to apologize for sharing/offering about the book, (which shall remain nameless), that I wrote. I got reprimanded for it and cannot ever offer to anyone here for free again. I am sorry. It's considered spamming. I'm not making money off it, that wasn't my goal. It just has all...

Hi dear friends... A few days ago I did my first YouTube video in order to introduce my book and also to share about my OCD. I'm going to do another fairly soon and in it I wanted to try and make an effort to explain how OCD develops. I thought I'd practice here by sharing this topic in...

Here's the link to my book: "Strivings Within, OCD, Panic Disorder and the Life of Faith" Amazon.com: Strivings Within - OCD, Panic Disorder and The Life of Faith eBook: Mitzi VanCleve: Kindle Store It's completely free to download from now until Thursday, 11:59, Pacific Time. I hope that...

Hi, Some of you may have already seen my post about my book: "Strivings Within; OCD, Panic Disorder and the Life of Faith" which is now available on Amazon.com. I wanted to give anyone who would like to read it a chance to read it for free so I scheduled a couple of free download days. The...

Hi all! I know I've been absent for a very, very long time from the forum. I've missed being in here soooo much mostly because I find it comforting and encouraging to interact with all of you. So, why have I been so out of touch? Well there are two major reasons. The first is that I've...

Hi guys, I wrote earlier about my daughter in law who was recently diagnosed with bipolar. I had a couple of questions concerning her current treatment/meds. She's not doing well at all, not sleeping much, back to manic/destructive behavior, back in touch with her bad influences, rage and...

Hi, I'm new to this forum. I'm not a stranger to mental illness as I suffer from OCD/Panic disorder. I understand how hard it is to not engage in the compulsive side of my disorder so I'm thinking it's probably equally as hard for the bipolar person to control their behavior when in a manic...

HI guys, Just felt the need to let you know that I have to take a break from the forum for awhile. We are undergoing a family crisis which is eating up all my spare time right now. Interstingly enough this crisis has been instigated by another family members newly diagnosed mental illness...

"Twas grace that taught my heart to fear." I think this line from the song "Amazing Grace" is a good one to ponder for those of us with OCD that attacks us in the arena of whether or not we have faith. So why would it be considered "grace" that our heart has fear? I have some thoughts on...

Hi Guys... I know I've been so out of touch here lately that some of you don't likely even know who I am but for those of you who do the reason is that my Mom in law has been going through one medical catastrophe after another for the past 6 weeks. We've had death bed vigils three times, she's...

Hi guys, I wrote this past week about my week of "exposure" due in part to my mom in law being so ill. Well, she was supposed to be discharged a couple days ago but on the very day of her discharge she began to have multiple very serious complications. Everything that could go wrong in her...

Hi Guys, I've been out of touch lately cause so much has been going on this past week. But in and through all of it I've been forced into some exposure to things that I usually try very hard to avoid. I know that this has been good for me. (Not fun - but good). First of all I reluctantly...

Hi guys. Here's an excerpt from my book. I posted this on my "Strivings Within" facebook page but thought some of you here might like to read it. This was the trigger for my very first Religious OCD "spike". "Strivings Within - Chapter Sixteen - The Towering Terror": ".... At first I found...

Hi guys, This isn't at all comfortable for me but here goes anyway. I've written a book. Yes... "crazy thing to do, pipe dream, just who do you think you are? and -Ummmm who ever asked your opinion?" Yep those are just some of the samples of what my brain has told me all throughout this...