by Dan DeMarle | Apr 9, 2021 | ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Autism, Emotional Disturbance, Obsessive-Compuslive Disorder, Obsessive-Compuslive Disorder, Other Health Impairment, Recommended Reading, Selective Mutism
by Malena Ernman, Greta Thunberg, Svante Thunberg, Beata Ernman When climate activist Greta Thunberg was eleven, her parents Malena and Svante, and her little sister Beata, were facing a crisis in their own home. Greta had stopped eating and speaking, and her mother...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 18, 2020 | Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Emotional Disturbance, Obsessive-Compuslive Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide/Suicidal Ideation
The Monroe Mobile Crises Team is a mobile psychiatric emergency team for individuals and families within Monroe County who are experiencing a crisis in mental health. Its services are designed to divert individuals who are not at risk of harming themselves, as well as...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 1, 2020 | Emotional Disturbance, Obsessive-Compuslive Disorder, Obsessive-Compuslive Disorder, Recommended Reading
“The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl” (2018) – a helpful book with an engaging heroine who also struggles with OCD. “Lucy Callahan was struck by lightning. She doesn’t remember it, but it changed her life forever. The zap gave her...
by Dan DeMarle | Feb 29, 2020 | Emotional Disturbance, Obsessive-Compuslive Disorder, Obsessive-Compuslive Disorder, Recommended Movies
As Good as it Gets (1997) is an Academy Award-winning movie about a successful writer who has an Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder. The film gives a very good portrayal of the difficulties faced by individuals with this disorder.
by Dan DeMarle | Feb 29, 2020 | Emotional Disturbance, Obsessive-Compuslive Disorder, Obsessive-Compuslive Disorder, Recommended Reading
“Devil in the Details: Scenes from an Obsessive Girlhood” by Jennifer Traig In this book, the author describes her experience with OCD and mental illness from early childhood until her freshman year at Brandeis College. She suffered from various forms of...
by Dan DeMarle | Feb 25, 2020 | Emotional Disturbance, Obsessive-Compuslive Disorder, Obsessive-Compuslive Disorder, Recommended Reading
“Leaving the OCD Circus” by Kirsten Pagacz 10/1/16 “It’s like the meanest, wildest monkey running around my head, constantly looking for ways to bite me.” That was how Kirsten Pagacz described her OCD to her therapist on their first session when she was...
