Depression is not the same for everyone, just the same as how OCD & anxiety are experienced differently by different people. For me depression crept up slowly. It was small moments in every day that turned into big moments, that ended up turning into whole days. I knew when to laugh or when to cry, …
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Life lately
It’s been a few years since I’ve written anything here and initially that was because towards the end of 2020 I had my baby (J) and we began adjusting to life as a family of 4. I had a great start to motherhood the second time round, such a contrast to my experiences with H …
CBT Week 4
I’m writing this over a week after my actual session so it’s not going to be the best. I always mean to write about each session right after they’ve happened and so far I’ve been pretty good at doing this but I’ve had such a busy week I just kept forgetting! We started off again …
CBT Week 3
Week 3 was last weeks session which I have written about in my notebook so it’s not me tackling it from a week ago! After each session I like to write down what we spoke about, what we decided and how I felt it went. I feel like it really helps me to make sense …
CBT Week 2
I wrote this post a few weeks ago (after my second session) but again I was unable to upload until now. I’ve just had my 4th session so my 3rd and 4th sessions will be uploaded soon. My second CBT session was exactly 2 weeks after my last one, hopefully they will be each week …
CBT Week 1
So I should have written and posted this weeks ago & I wrote it in my notebook but completely forgot to type it up & post it and then when I did for some reason it wouldn’t upload! So here we are. We started by talking about what my issues are and what we discussed …
The past 3 years
I was having a little catch up on a Facebook group I’m on a few days ago and it was basically asking what had happened over the last 3 years for those new members or those who had taken time out of the group just to catch up. It got me thinking about how much …
Reassurance
Reassurance is a big big part of my OCD. I constantly seek reassurance mainly from my husband. That he is ok, my son is ok, I’m doing ok, that I’m loved, that he finds me attractive, that others like me, the list goes on and on. It’s exhausting for me & it’s exhausting for him. …
Setbacks & fresh starts
This past week has been a rollercoaster. From recognising how much I’ve been relying on reassurance to get me through each day to losing someone in my extended family at a very young age & very suddenly it’s been hard. I will not let this become me. I’ve decided that I started the week really …
I slept
Even though I was home alone with H. I feel awful, I know I should have been interacting with him & not just leaving him to play by himself but I couldn’t muster up the energy to get off the sofa. I’m not good enough anyway so what’s the point in trying? I’m going to …
OCD, Anxiety & Me 