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…
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I am the author of Being Me with OCD: How I Learned to Obsess Less and Live My Life, a nonfiction book for teens and young adults with OCD. Part memoir, part self-help guide, Being Me with OCD lets readers know they're not alone in their struggle to get better--and that there is hope.
OCD on Girls: Symptoms Arise As a Plot Twist in Real Life, Too
The following essay was originally published on The Huffington Post on March 7, 2013. In the latest episode of Girls, we learned that Lena Dunham’s character, Hannah, has obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). As someone with OCD, I find it refreshing to see this often misunderstood illness portrayed in a realistic way on an acclaimed television show.…
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