Left Behind – Black History Month and OCD
By Chrissie Hodges, President and Founder of OCD Gamechangers Black History Month has arrived in 2021, and OCD Gamechangers has been contemplating for months what we want to do to support and bring awareness to our black community members with OCD. Acknowledging the cultural discrepancies and barriers individuals in different cultures outside being Caucasian have […]
The Ultimate Opportunity
By Jenna Kress Today I begin my prep for a colonoscopy, a dreaded (some may say shitty) day for anyone, but a monumental one for me. In the fall of 2019, my therapist told me I should see an OCD specialist, which I am grateful for. I would be embarking on a journey using ERP […]
The Weekend Before The World Stopped
By Mike White I was at OCD Gamechangers the weekend before the world stopped. It was the last weekend in the “before times.” Aside from seeing way more people washing their hands in the airport bathrooms, and Chrissie kindly acknowledging COVID concerns at the event itself, life was generally going on as it had before. […]
During COVID, Online Community Became my Cornerstone to Healing
-By Jenna Borrelli Living with OCD has always been a technicolor experience for me. There are days in agony; days where I softly laugh at myself; days filled with empathy and connection. I pride myself in the work I’ve done to manage a lot of my symptoms and prioritize my healing. But just as we […]
The Battle in My Brain
There’s a part of my brain that I call anxious mind. Anxious mind wants me to check the stove one more time, just to be certain: The house could burn down and you’d be responsible. Anxious mind wants me to avoid driving: People actually die – and kill others – in auto accidents every day. […]
COVID-19 and Our OCD Community
When the pandemic first reared its head here in the United States, we were already underway in the weekend of the OCD Gamechanger Annual Event in Denver, CO. There were some concerns about travel the week before from attendees, but none of us thought anything too serious. Once everyone arrived for the weekend, there were […]
No, We Don’t Want or Need OCD. Ever.
‘nocd’, ‘OpenMindGymm’, ‘Riley’s Wish Foundation’, ‘Anxiety Specialists of Atlanta’, ‘Made of Millions’, ‘OCD Gamechangers’, ‘The OCD Stories’ This blog is the direct response from the non-profit ‘OCD Gamechangers’ along with leading organizations in our OCD community standing in solidarity in agreement of the irresponsibility on the part of The Wall Street Journal and Dr. […]
COVID19: It’s Okay to Feel ‘the Feels’
The idea for this blog happened over a week ago. However each day I have attempted to write it, I have had difficulty because my emotional response to the COVID19 crisis is continually changing. My hesitancy to write it is partly because of how drastically different I feel day to day, and partly because […]
Being An Introvert at Big Conferences
I nervously approached the sign-in table at the 2017 International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) Conference while looking back to make sure my parents were close behind me. I saw groups of kids, adults, and a few people I recognized from YouTube videos on OCD standing around talking. I was seventeen and remembering my first day of […]
How Did ‘OCD Gamechangers’ Begin?
The concept of ‘OCD Gamechangers’ was born out of the grief I experienced upon leaving San Francisco after the International OCD Foundation Annual Conference in 2017. On the plane back home to Denver, Colorado, I couldn’t bear the thought of not seeing my advocate friends nor being around the OCD community for a full year […]
