My Darkest Journey: Depression

Depression is a dark, ugly monster that consumes your mind with a spreading sensation of darkness. I know about depression first-hand. For one year of my life, I survived the clutch of this evil monster from...

Funny OCD Tendencies

    Obsessive compulsive disorders are pretty hard to break. They are also difficult to recognize as well. Many people have the usual compulsivity, like fingernail biting, hand washing, etc. But most...

Find your energy toxins with the pulse test.

Surely you have experienced a substance which had apparent influence on you. Of course alcohol, caffeine, drugs and medication are among the obvious but even an organic apple can have negative effects. Using the Pulse Test you can find your energy toxins.

OCD: An Anxiety Disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is one of the most common mental disorders; however, it is also one of the most misunderstood. It is only too normal nowadays to hear or even say phrases such as “I’m...

Bach Flower Remedies: Crab Apple And OCD

The Bach flower remedy Crab Apple stands for perfect order and balance but when there is need for it in the body, the person takes it to an extreme and wants everything around him to be flawlessly perfect. It...

Compared: Zoloft and 5-HTP Supplements

  If you’ve ever researched the causes of depression or received treatment for anxiety-related or depressive conditions you’ve no doubt heard about serotonin, a key neurotransmitter responsible for...

Do you have any OCD like tendencies? Are they kind of funny? Do they interfere with your day to day life?

First off, I didn't choose the title for this hub---It was a question asked by a fellow hubber that I felt compelled to answer.  I would have changed the title to my sub-heading:  Having a young child with...

All About OCD

Trichotillomania Shame: The Secret Hair Pulling Compulsion

I want to share my experience with Trichotillomania to show that myself and fellow trichsters are not alone. I also hope that just by paying attention to myself and chronicling my actions, I can eventually decrease the compulsion. Most importantly, I want to start a discussion based on experience and suggestion that can help all of us trichsters find solutions together!

Parenting a Teen with OCD

OCD used to be called the untreatable disease. Psychologists tried to use talk therapy. The treatment that is accepted as the only successful method today is called Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. The way it...