I am a mental health advocate with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in mental health counseling. Initially, I worked as a therapist but shifted my focus and became a Certified Peer Specialist. Currently, I present at inpatient facilities through NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and other organizations. I am also …
Hi, I am Mack, an OCD sufferer for 35 long years. I started my fight against OCD in early 2001. I struggled so long because of a faulty belief system, which is why I never got better. I have done just about everything and never got better. I wanted to tell you all this because …
I am Johana; this is my story of struggling with OCD. I am a very sensitive person; I’ve been that way since childhood. When my anxiety is triggered, it often manifests as a panic attack with physical symptoms such as nausea and shortness of breath. But when the OCD demon comes knocking at my door, …
A Lifetime with autoimmune basal ganglia encephalitis At age 7, my nightmare started. I told my mother I didn’t want to be in my body anymore. The anxiety was so severe. Little did we know, but my brain was under attack by my immune system, creating a firestorm in the brain. Sadly, it took 28 …
Hi, I’m Ted Robinson. I have been undergoing CBT treatment with great success for the past year. I hope to give other people struggling with mental health issues some hope by telling them about my experience to see there are treatments out there that work! My OCD had started relatively mild but slowly got worse …
