Ok, first of all, before we dive into the ins and outs of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder – I need to say something. It has to be said, and y’all have to listen.   STOP SAYING “OCD” AS AN ADJECTIVE FOR ANYONE WHO IS REMOTELY CLEAN/TIDY/PARTICULAR.   Just stop.  Its rude to the person you’re describing, it takes away from people really suffering from OCD …

Let’s have a few minutes of real talk, shall we?  Like – we all have some amount of anxiety.  Otherwise we’d be reckless, we would be too risky and nothing would get done. Anxiety helps us by making us study for tests, pay our bills on time and reminds us to take our birth control pills. A little anxiety is helpful and normal.  So …

We all have areas of our life we wish were better.  Like, reality, but a better version.  For example, I wish I didn’t have spider veins.  My legs, but better.  However I don’t have millions to spend on cosmetic procedures.  So lets focus on what we can control and work on being healthyish.   Which brings me to my point for this post – I’m doing …

Some kids dread going back to school every fall, others love it.  I know, because I have one of each.  Some parents are sad to see summer end, other parents love the first day of school.   In case you’re wondering I’m sad to see summer end.  This blog serves to be a message to all parents, aunts and uncles and …

Ever feel like you can’t turn your brain off to go to sleep?  Like you just lay awake and thinks about your day or things you have no control over?  Or maybe you can fall asleep at the beginning of the night but then can’t stay asleep.  Sound familiar?  Well it should, over 15% of US Adults report Insomnia. Insomnia …

Ever wonder how experts become experts?  Like, how does the world’s foremost Dinosaur Paleontologist become that? Well, I can guess she reads a lot. (For the sake of this example we’ll just assume it’s a she.  Cuz science and all…).   She has studied long and hard.  She talks with other experts.  She attends conferences all about dino bones.  And I’m …

Maybe you call it heartburn, or indigestion or acid reflux.  Its not quite nausea…its GERD (rhymes with nerd).  Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disorder (GERD) is a bother to  over 40% of US people at some time in their life.  10% of the US Population experiences daily symptoms.  That’s a lot of people!!!  So lets take a few minutes to break down …

I’ve found that in blogging people want general knowledge, but they also want to know about my life.  So I try to make blog posts about medicine and mental health, but also some about my own life.  Today’s post falls into that personal column, we’re gonna talk about what I’m reading… I generally have at least 5 books going at …

Ok – this is my blog. That means I get to write about topics that matter to me…and that means Planners! It has little to do with somatic health, but has everything to do with my personal Mental health! I am still hooked on paper and pencil planning. Sure, I have a calendar through my gmail but it just doesn’t …

It’s really important for me to talk about a variety of health and mental health conditions in this blog. I want information to be in your hands as a patient so you can know when to talk with a professional and what to talk about. This is an overview of a mental health disorder: its meant to give you background …