Tag Archives: OCD

The Crisis You Can’t Ignore

Posted on September 26, 2024 by mitchteemley

No one gets to opt out. For most of us, it happens somewhere in our 20s. But It can begin earlier, or later.* Usually there’s an external trigger, possibly more than one: the death of a family member, a physical … Continue reading →

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Boys Just Wanna Have Fun

Posted on April 25, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Absolutely Devoted to Happy Diversions. That was pretty much my credo at age 16. Just as my OCD had emerged in my pre-teen no-stepping-on-cracks years, my ADHD emerged full-blown during my sophomore year in high school. The … Continue reading →

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Learning to Love My Broken Self

Posted on August 14, 2021 by mitchteemley

The idea that we’re all broken isn’t a popular one. It seems many dislike the term because they assume it means either: Unfixable, or Unlovable But it means neither. In fact, it means quite the opposite. Jesus famously taught that … Continue reading →

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Object Lesson

Posted on February 11, 2020 by mitchteemley

So it turns out I’m a master of the ancient and venerated art of Feng Shui! And all this time I just thought I had OCD. ≠ Note: The above is meant strictly as a self-tease. My OCD is fairly … Continue reading →

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My Conception

Posted on September 10, 2019 by mitchteemley

As I sat staring at my computer, contemplating what to write, noting several “Must-Read Celebrity Stories!” on my home page and tracking the labored progression of a particularly fat squirrel up the ornamental beech tree outside my window, while obsessing … Continue reading →

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Your Coming of Age Crisis

Posted on April 29, 2019 by mitchteemley

No one gets to opt out. For most of us, it happens somewhere in our mid-20s. But it can begin earlier, or later. Usually there’s an external trigger, possibly more than one: the death of a family member, a physical … Continue reading →

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