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Conor Sharkey on Rugby, Life, and OCD

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Through this work, I am connected with incredible people around the world who are also interested in sharing their personal experiences around mental health. BEVOYA : I'd love to know a little about your mental health journey. What are some of your earliest memories that you now realize are connected to mental health?

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From Living with OCD to Working with it

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The author Natalia Aniela Aíza My journey as an OCD therapist (and what I have yet to learn). My OCD version of shoplifting – the same item from the same store at the same time of day, every day – obviously got me caught. If I put my therapist hat on, I am able to identify my current OCD as “ego-syntonic.”

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My Short Stay in a Mental Health Hospital

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Did anyone else in my family experience mental health issues? I was self-employed and wondered if this hiatus would have an effect on my income and reputation. Who wanted a social media and marketing consultant who’d spent time in a mental hospital? My name is Kathy and I’m a licensed mental health counselor.