Being Me with OCD – Alison Dotson

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Why a Print Version of My Book Is a Good Thing

By: Alison Dotson December 9, 2013November 10, 2014

UncategorizedBeing Me with OCD, Free Spirit Publishing, Obsessive–compulsive disorder, OCD, OCD awarenessLeave a Comment

Being Me with OCD will be out as a paperback in March, and I can’t tell you how happy that makes me. When I submitted my proposal, the publisher was interested but hesitant to go forward with a “regular” print book. OCD is a sensitive topic, and they thought teens might feel embarrassed to carry around…

Elizabeth McIngvale, My Book, and Recovery

By: Alison Dotson September 17, 2013October 8, 2013

UncategorizedAnxiety, Being Me with OCD, Elizabeth McIngvale, International OCD Foundation, mental health, Obsessive–compulsive disorder, OCDLeave a Comment

Several years ago, when I first started to suspect I might have OCD, I visited the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) site—a lot. I would check my symptoms against their list of common obsessions and compulsions, wondering over and over (and over) whether I might have OCD. Whether I could be helped. At that time, IOCDF…