Her Campus at CU Boulder
It’s All In My Head: My Journey with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
My experience with a mental illness that doesn’t express itself in a typical way.
Her Campus at SJSU
Overcoming a Panic Disorder
In November of 2020, I was diagnosed with a panic disorder. It was the darkest period of my life and I still have trouble looking back on it. Despite...
Her Campus at Casper Libero
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Is More Than What You May Think It Is
Get to know more about this mental illness
Her Campus at CU Boulder
Pink Elephants: My OCD Journey
I struggled for over a decade with OCD, but I refuse to let it continue to consume my life. This is my experience with this often misunderstood and stereotyped...
Her Campus at MSU
The Undiscussed Commonality of Health Anxiety OCD
No matter what you call it, Health OCD, Health Anxiety, Anxiety, or its noble term, Hypochondriasis, the sinister effects of this mental manipulation can have you fearing death until...
Her Campus at UMKC
Brumotactillophobia: The Fear of Food Touching
There was always something I admired about the cafeteria trays in grade school. They kept my food separated and never allowed any liquids to seep into places they do...
Her Campus at Bowling Green
OCD + ORTHOREXIA JOURNAL ENTRY: SELF-DISCOVERY, LIFE LESSONS, AND GROWTH.
“You do not just wake up and become the butterfly” -growth is a progress There is a strong connection between eating disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder. I will be sharing...
Her Campus at KCL
Why OCD is Not an Adjective
In light of World Mental Health Day and OCD Awareness Week, I find myself revisiting a conversation I witnessed between an adult and a child about six months ago....
Her Campus at CU Boulder
Overcoming Sexual Intrusive Thoughts
We’ve all had intrusive thoughts before -- but for me, they felt all-consuming, and I felt responsible.
Her Campus at Purdue
How I Learned to Stop Giving a %@#$ about What People Think
I am not going to write you a pitiful story about my life thus far. I don’t want you to feel bad forme. Instead, I want you to think,...