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Originally posted on IOCDF Blog:
I am pleased to introduce you to our newest guest blogger, Jackie Lea Sommers.  You may remember Jackie from OCD Awareness Week in 2012, when she won our creative expression award for her short story, Tipping Point.  In today’s blog, Jackie writes about her personal experience of conquering her demons…

Originally posted on IOCDF Blog:
Today’s blog is the latest installment from our guest blogger, Alison Dotson, author of the upcoming book, Being Me with OCD. When I read Alison’s blog below, what struck me was the importance of recognizing how self-care and flexibility are critical components of relapse prevention. Medication, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT),…

This poem is about OCD and love—heartbreaking on at least two levels. You’ll likely find inspiration in it, too. He let readers know he went through intensive therapy and is doing much better. http://twentytwowords.com/2013/08/12/man-with-ocd-heart-wrenchingly-describes-finding-and-losing-love/

As a 34-year-old, I knew I couldn’t write a book for teens and young adults who have OCD without involving them in the process. To make my book as all-encompassing and helpful as possible, I asked several young people to write essays about their personal experiences with the disorder. Read more on my guest post…

How exciting! My book is now listed on Goodreads.com. If you have a Goodreads account (and you should, it’s really fun!), consider adding Being Me with OCD to your “to read” list. And then, of course, come October you can move it to your “reading” shelf, and then your “read” shelf…

The International OCD Foundation has invited me to write the occasional blog post about my lifelong journey with OCD. My inaugural post is all about a series of bad decisions I made—it was definitely a learning experience for me, and I hope it is for others as well!

I did a Q+A about OCD with Blisstree. Check it out! Author Alison Dotson Tells Blisstree The Truth About OCD—And If Girls Gets It Right Read more: http://www.blisstree.com/2013/03/18/mental-health-well-being/mental-health/anxiety/ocd-disorder-alison-dotson/#ixzz2NvS7yHkj

I had such a nice response to my Huffington Post piece on the Girls episode about Hannah’s relapse of OCD that I just had to write about it! It’s on the International OCD Foundation’s blog.

I was thrilled to see that Free Spirit Publishing has added a page about my book to their website! It still won’t be out until October, but it’s exciting to see that it’s moving along. I can’t wait until I can share it with all of you. Being Me with OCD: How I Learned to…

Ugh! Another person has diagnosed herself as OCD. Carrie Underwood said in a recent interview that she “is OCD about time.” It’s frustrating enough when anyone claims to “be OCD,” but Carrie is a huge celebrity and this will gain some attention. As tiring as it can be, I’ll never stop telling people that the…