intrusive thoughts awareness – Snuggles and Struggles

Pure O OCD

It’s been about a year since I was diagnosed with Purely Obsessive Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Pure O OCD). November of 2019 was one of the hardest times of my life. I had struggled with intrusive thoughts for at least ten years. They got to the point of very obsessive. Because I didn’t want the thoughts I […]

OCD and Overthinking

“My anxieties have anxieties.”- Charlie Brown in There’s No Time for Love, Charlie Brown Have you ever felt like this? I feel like it is a common symptom of OCD. Since I have learned about intrusive thoughts I will overanalyze many thoughts I have. Was that an intrusive thought? Maybe I really wanted that thought. […]

Touching Doorknobs

The other day I was telling Dan I don’t have any compulsions and he asked isn’t that the C in OCD? I said yes, but there’s also Purely Obsessive OCD where the person doesn’t have compulsions or they have mental compulsions. He mentioned that I don’t like to touch doorknobs and asked if that was […]

God is Faithful

I’ve started listening to Lauren Daigle’s music and I’ve noticed I really like a lot of her songs. They remind me that God loves me and He is always there for me. “I remember, I remember. You have always been faithful to me. I remember, I remember. Even when my own eyes could not see. […]

Where do I Get my Strength?

Can I handle everything I’m going through? Could I handle the storms I have been through? Will I handle future storms that happen out of the blue? Not on my own I can’t do this alone I need to place my hope in the Lord And trust in His word Why would God let me […]