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Dark Promises
One of the worst bouts of intrusive thoughts I’ve had occurred for me in high school. For a time, my intrusive thoughts were “God, I promise that I will …” It could be something stupid. Touch this...
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There’s so much more to OCD than hand-washing …
If you use Google Images and search “OCD,” what you end up with is a lot of photos of lame OCD jokes and of soapy hands. It reminds me just how little the world really knows and understands...
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Satan is the accuser; Christ is our defender.
Recently, one of my blog readers asked me how I could tell when a thought came from OCD or from God, especially because one of my formerly intrusive thoughts was of a Bible verse that seemed to condemn...
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OCD, ERP, and Christianity
I often hear from obsessive-compulsive Christians asking, “If my OCD is centered around my faith, will ERP still work even if my therapist is not a Christian?” I’ve written elsewhere about how OCD is...
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Christian Culture’s (Sad) Response to Mental Illness
It’s in the Title: Mental Illness is an Illness Salads and sandwiches and a shared mental illness, all of it on the tiny table between us. “There is help for OCD,” I told her. “The most effective...
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I think and think and think and …
And no, for an obsessive-compulsive, it’s not pretty. Related posts: When Thinking Hurts OCD Torture A Metaphor for Obsessive-Compulsives
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OCD: Unwelcome but not Unexpected
How many times do I have to say that OCD is a joy-thief before I should realize: Oh. Hmm. You’re pretty happy right now. OCD will be along shortly to steal that away? I should learn to brace myself....
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Obsessing vs. Brainstorming
I’ve had a very, very active brain for pretty much my entire life. I’m the girl people always described as “the one who thinks too much.” I have thoughts and ideas rush me like little hurricanes, and...
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The Invisible Fight
There’s a scene in C.S. Lewis’s Voyage of the Dawn Treader where Lucy, Edmund, Eustace, and Caspian land on an island inhabited by invisible people who seem to be enemies. The group talked over their...
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