Category: OCD
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Happy Mental Health Awareness Month!
Happy Mental Health Awareness Month! 💗 I want to include a trigger warning in today’s post. There will be topics including eating disorders and suicidal ideations. Today I wanted to share a video from 2015 to remind everyone to always be kind, you never know what someone is going through.…
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The Tale of Two Chelsea’s
Having a mental health diagnosis can feel as though two very different sides of you are at a constant battle; two sides of a magnet that refuse to touch. I have the side of me that is motivated, chipper, eager to walk out the door and take the world for…
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Adjusting Our Sails
” You can’t control the wind, you can only adjust your sails” One of the hardest concepts to come to terms with for me was the fact that – although I did not have control of my circumstances – I had control of my actions and the decisions I made…
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From Pain to Gain
It’s official! I have a Masters of Arts in Psychology! These past two years have been an absolute dream come true. A dream I never thought I would get to experience. It has taken a lot of hard work, tears, and setbacks to reach this milestone, but I’ve learned…
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How I Held Myself Back
Life is a time in which we have the opportunity to learn about ourselves. I know for me, I learned the most about myself when I was struggling. However, it took patience, mistakes, and professional guidance for me to understand my faults and turn them into life lessons. With my…
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Got to Go Through It!
“We can’t go over it. We can’t go under it. Oh no! We’ve got to go through it!” – Michael Rosen, We’re Going On A Bear Hunt. Do you remember the children’s book called Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen? It shares the journey of siblings going through the wilderness to hunt a bear.…
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Just Beneath The Surface
It bubbles and boils beneath my skin. It laughs mockingly, knowing my power over it may simply only be temporary. It tingles as it burns through my arteries. It waits in front of the locked door awaiting its triumphant return. He knows the moment he steps through the door; I…
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Welcome, 2018…Forgive The Hesitant Hello.
2017, I’m afraid to say goodbye. You gave me the best year of my entire life. Truly. It was a year of triumph, success, and pay off. I can not thank you enough for showing me what life is truly supposed to feel like. Fifteen years of being chronically sick…
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What I Wish People Knew About OCD
It is officially OCD Awareness Week! Yay! To celebrate, I want to address some misconceptions, useful facts, and where you can go if you want to learn more about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Education is key to ending the mental health stigma! First and foremost, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is not a…
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Being Drafted Into the Mental Health War
I am going to take you back in time. We are in the Fall of 2007. My parents only child has been very sick now for four years. She was diagnosed with Severe Tourette Syndrome in third grade. She has been on over 50 different medications. None of them easing…
Chipper Chelsea Kay 