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…

10 Books That Tell It Like It Is: Disabilities and Mental Illness

Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the color yellow. This unexpected story details 15-year-old Christopher’s findings and thoughts while investigating the…