The Free Me from OCD Blog
Your cell phone rings and you see it’s your child. You might wonder, “With whom will I be speaking? My child, OCD or a little of both?” In this blog, I’ll offer a way to characterize how your child is showing up in the moment—and guide your response.
Are you...
I was speaking with a worried mom about her daughter. The mom said, "I just don't get it. My daughter talks about her misery in living with unmanaged OCD. She says she wants to be freed from it. She knows what to do. The question is, why isn't she doing it?”
Well, in this blog, I'd...
Do you remember the movie Wayne’s World? In one scene, Alice Copper invites Wayne and Garth to hang out with him. Our protagonists drop to their knees, saying, “We’re not worthy. We’re scum. We suck.”
That’s shame in action.
However,...
We all have a deep longing to be seen and accepted for who we are.
If you have a child learning to manage OCD, you know this is a tall order. One of the big worries is, “What would people think about me if they could see my life?“
Your child might wonder: Would you be my...
I’m an animal lover. For most of my life I’ve had cats and fish and bunnies. When my son was in preschool, he launched a campaign to persuade me to adopt a dog.
Even though my son’s official OCD symptoms did not emerge until he was about 17, he popped out the womb...
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