OCD is Hereditary – Mental Illness is in Families
People don’t understand that hoarding has roots in OCD. One of the things I deal with is obsessive compulsive disorder and I’ve had signs of this since childhood. It’s also…
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Marvel Rivals Character Breakdown – Which Characters Are Most Accessible to Me?
I was a huge fan of Overwatch until I heard about all of the abuse the team that created the game had endured at the hands of the head of…
Don’t look away. Your life depends on it.
The world has never been good for me. I cannot make my life great again because my life never was great. I’ve had little pockets of happiness from time to…
When You’re Your Family’s Shame
When I was nine years old I had to apologize to my family for being disabled. I’ve always been my family’s secret shame.
The Bully Who Took Me Skating
There was this girl in elementary school that bullied the crap out of me. She bullied a huge amount of people, but I felt like I was one of her…
My Bucket List – What I Dream of Doing to Help Others
Bucket lists are fun to make. They are fun to dream about. There are things that you dream of doing one day. Some of them are realistic. Some of them…
The Reality of Finding a Therapist When You Are Marginalized
While therapy can be helpful for some, for others it can be hard to find therapists that are safe to work with.
Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, but Words Can Really Hurt
People say words don’t hurt, but some words can do a lot of damage.
OCD Life – What is Repeating?
I have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I was diagnosed some years ago. I knew for years before that that I probably had OCD, but getting diagnosed validated that. One thing…
Respectability Appropriated My Work and Used It to Promote What They Took
Disability organizations that exploit and appropriate the work of multiply marginalized disabled people need to be held accountable.