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“Is that a Light, at the End of the Tunnel?”
After all these years, I finally found it… The Holy Grail! To my extreme surprise, the Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) therapy was working. The exposure of looking at a crooked lampshade in my house and not fixing it, clocked in at an anxiety rating of 4, averaging a 5-7 min trial time. By the week’s…
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“Avoidance.”
Happy New Year! I hope all of you enjoyed time spent with family and friends over the holidays. I know I did 🙂 My 2023 New Year’s Resolution… well, I don’t have one. In my experience, New Year’s resolutions are a set-up for failure. Historically, I have established extremely difficult, practically unattainable, goals, typically around…
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“She Works Hard For The Recovery!”
A Ban Book: A notebook used to track my, daily, submits and resists to compulsions. At the time, my bans included, 1. Info Seeking, 2. Superstitious Behaviors, 3. Checking, 4. Perfecting, 5. Skin Picking, 6. Reassurance Seeking, 7. Avoidance and Distraction and 8. Hand Washing. The expectation was clear. Every time I completed a compulsion,…
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“A Much Needed Holiday Break!”
I’m back! I took time off, from writing, to be fully present during the holiday. Spending time with family is very important to me. I enjoyed hours of, uninterrupted, fun with my husband and kids. We played games, watched holiday movies and decorated the house! On Thanksgiving, I was blessed to share a table with…
Smashing Stigmas 