welcome to the all the hard things blog

As someone who has struggled with anxiety and OCD in the past, I understand the challenges that come with these conditions. It can be easy to feel helpless and out of control when it comes to managing the symptoms of anxiety and OCD. However, it’s important to remember that there are many factors that can contribute to the development of these conditions, and that there are things you can do to help manage and even overcome them. You are not doomed – even though it may feel like it sometimes!

If you’re here, I’m glad it didn’t take you a day, week, month, or year longer, like it does for most people. The majority of individuals who have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) take an average of 10-17 years to get properly diagnosed and the right treatment (i.e., evidence based treatment, such as Exposure and Response Prevention). The fact that you’re here, Googling OCD and OCD symptoms, and looking at this blog, means that you now no longer have to be stuck in the black hole that is having no idea what’s going on inside your brain and feeling like you’re going “crazy”. Unfortunately, people stay stuck in that hole for far too long.