Beautiful Voyager

JULY 5, 2023

The author Natalia Aniela Aíza My journey as an OCD therapist (and what I have yet to learn). I distinctly remember that queasy feeling of being both powerful and powerless – what I now understand to be the dichotomy of having a control disorder that is out of control. By middle school, my compulsive cutting had morphed into stealing.

OCD 59

OCD Self-harm Therapist Mental Health 59

Gateway Foundation

JULY 25, 2023

Gambling disorder is a condition that affects millions of people around the world. The disorder can damage lives, tear families apart and lead to significant financial losses. The manual provides a standardized set of diagnostic criteria for various mental disorders , including problematic gambling.

Disorder 52

Disorder OCD Treatment Planning Addiction 52

Gateway Foundation

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Perfectionism personality traits aren’t considered a disorder but rather a vulnerability factor that increases a person’s chance of developing depression and other psychological problems like obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), eating disorders, and even addiction.

Depression 52

Depression CBT Addiction Recovery 52

Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 28, 2024

My husband, a full-time high school math teacher, as well as an amateur but accomplished musician, had just come back from a practice session and found me sitting up in bed. One sibling with bipolar disorder and a parent with psychotic depression, neither one chronic. Schizo-affective disorder? I told him I didn’t feel right.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Mental Health Depression Anxiety 52