You are stronger than you think!
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7M ago
     Well, now it is mid-August, and the summer is officially almost over.  What I have been continuing to work on through the summer is my COVID fears, and getting back out into life again.  I am really proud of what I have accomplished this summer, especially with one of my dogs in her final stages of terminal cancer.  It would have been very easy to neglect my own mental health and recovery (and trust me, part of me wanted to), while I focused on her.  But I had to make both her and my own mental health priorities this summer.  I knew that if I did no ..read more
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Where I've been and where I'm going
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8M ago
  It's been a LONG time since I've posted.  These last few weeks have been a critical turning point for me with my COVID related contamination OCD issues.  We are now 3 weeks and 3 months+ since COVID first started, and my life has been a rollercoaster since that time.  It has just been in the last few weeks that I am finally ready to move forward, and get back into a life that will likely always have COVID hanging around in the background.      So, to recap the title of this post "Where I've been and where I'm going", I'd like to look back on how things were ..read more
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A major backslide
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3y ago
    Does everyone know the board game Chutes and Ladders?  Where you manuever your way through the game, sometimes climbing a ladder and getting closer to the finish line faster.  But sometimes you occasionally land on a chute, which sends you plummeting close down to the bottom of the board again.  That's what I feel like COVID has done to me, and probably many of you others that suffer with contamination OCD.  I haven't posted for awhile, because in all honesty things have just been horrible with my OCD.  I don't even know where to start, so this may just b ..read more
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OCD/Anxiety and Coronavirus Part 3: Job loss and continued lockdown
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4y ago
     My family has been in lockdown, staying home now, for 4 1/2 weeks.  Everyone in my family has been home together 24/7 with the exception of  I go to get our grocery store pick up once per week, and my husband goes out occasionally to the farm  just for a change of pace.  I am starting to feel much more anxious this past week.  Last Monday on 3/30, I was laid off from my job where I worked as a nurse for the past 19 1/2 years.  It was a complete surprise.  The president of our clinic held a virtual meeting at 5:00 reporting that "tremendous cuts would be made in staff", and we each got our ..read more
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Anxiety/OCD and Coronavirus Part 2: A new "normal"
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4y ago
     So it's been almost 10 days since my last post, and the COVID pandemic continues to grow.  This is a scary time.  I last left my house 7 days ago to get groceries, and have been worried how I was going to keep a food supply going at my house.  Most of the pick up options at the grocery store were full until I fortunately figured out their system, one must put in order in before about 6am to secure a lot.  So...now I did secure a slot and will be able to do a pick up order this week, which was a huge relief.  I felt like I hit the jackpot when I was able to make that reservation!      Thi ..read more
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OCD/Anxiety and Coronavirus
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4y ago
     Our nation, is currently in the middle of a health pandemic--COVID-19 (Coronavirus).  I think it is important to discuss this, as I know there are many people out in the world that are in a state of panic about this virus and what it means.  My heart goes out to anyone who has had this virus, and especially those whose lives have been lost (or family members who have lost a loved one due to this).  Many "normal" people are experiencing anxiety about what this outbreak will bring over the next several months.  For those of us with OCD or anxiety, our already anxious state of mind is probab ..read more
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The Husband Post--The debate whether to stay or go
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4y ago
     This post has been a long time coming.  Truth be told, I don't even know where to start with this post or how to even possibly put this all into one post--but I'm going to try.  This may be a little different format to how I typically write.  This will probably be just more of a journal type entry, as this subject is something I'm not even sure can be organized or put into words.  There are so many added layers of complexity with my OCD when it comes to my husband.  It may be easier to revisit some of my old blog posts to learn how my OCD got started, why living with your spouse with OCD ..read more
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Another winter...come and gone!
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5y ago
     Oh my word!  I can not believe my last post was in September.  This was a terrible winter, for many reasons, and I am so glad that it is *hopefully* over, and now bring on spring!  Winter always brings it with some additional problems for my OCD, as I'm sure it does for a lot of yours too.  I have Seasonal Affective Disorder, and just generally feel more down and depressed during the winter months.  This makes it difficult with the OCD, as the depression/OCD cycle is a vicious one.  Also the dreaded cold/flu season makes it very difficult be out in public as I'm very in tune to every coug ..read more
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