Posts tagged “Change Thoughts”

Creativity challenges OCD

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Jimdirect260  An Excerpt from James Callner's upcoming book  "It's a Matter of Trust ~ A Memoir of Hope" 

In the 1990s up to day I continued my pursuit of recovery though as many avenues as I could including 12 steps programs, Medication trials, Spirituality, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Exposure Response Prevention Therapy. All of these modalities I work with to this day.

I must tell you that the one modality that has calmed the high seas of anxiety the best has been something most people dont talk about much but it sure has worked for me.

Creativity and Service.

This creative aspect and connecting with others challenged with OCD has always fascinated me. I have never met anyone with OCD that has not been articulate, intelligent, funny and creative. In my thinking it seems that some part of their brain has been compromised by the neurobiological ... READ MORE