OCD remains one of the most misunderstood and misrepresented mental health challenges out there. #StopTheStigma

My Diagnosis is NOT an Adjective: OCD #NotAnAdjective

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) as an Adjective: “I have to fix the tag on your shirt, I’m so OCD” OCD is not a synonym for being a perfectionist or anal-retentive, in fact, it is not an adjective at all.  By using a diagnoses as an adjective, it encourages the public at large to not take those who actually have…

Crush Small Talk

Scene: Any setting in which 2+ people have congregated—a family reunion, a job interview, two off workers huddled around a water cooler. What kind of conversation do you think is happening? “How are you?” “How was your day?” “Where are you from?” “What do you do?” “What line of work are you in?” “What’s your name?” “How was…