Cale’s Scheduling Note: The discussion topic for the first meeting in September (9/11) will be OCPD & Social Anxiety. I will not be available to attend and facilitate the second meeting (9/25) so we’re going to try something new and have it be open for general discussion. If…

There are some topics that feel like they hit a little too close to home, cohabitation being one of them! 😝 The first belief that immediately comes to mind when I think about cohabitation is “This is supposed to be my safe space!” And I see how that…

It was only a matter of time until we circled back on a previously covered topic, especially when it’s somethings as foundational to the human and OCPD experience as Shame. You can read the first post that took a deep dive into the science behind shame here: https://www.youmeandocpd.com/2024/01/zoom-meeting-ocpd-shame/…

Hello All! It’s well past time that we had another All Hands Town Hall Meeting to discuss how things are going for our online group! This event is open to our more regular attendees (honestly, anyone with 3+ sessions under their belt qualifies in my book). It will…

In my experience, the impact OCPD has on our interpersonal connections is felt most acutely in the context of our romantic relationships. The intimacy that is intrinsic to romantic relationships can lay bare our deepest thoughts and feelings, and requires fostering trust and vulnerability to be truly seen….

As an over-intellectualizer, I find it way too easy to fall into the trap of thinking about OCPD only in psychological terms, to the degree that I forget that I’m not just a brain but a whole body as well. It’s been interesting to spend some time reflecting…

As someone who identifies with all 8 of the diagnostic criteria for OCPD (yay for being an overachieving perfectionist! 😜) the ones about money/frugality and hoarding initially felt like they were sort of tacked on. They also seem, to me, to be more culturally contextual and ambiguous. After…

Time to tolerate some distress! I’ve been working on distress tolerance and emotional resilience over the past few months in therapy and I’m here to (begrudgingly!) declare that it’s working. 😒 I’m still constantly reminding myself that the goal of learning skills in therapy is not to predict…

Break out your best notepad and writing utensils because we’re about to make some lists! 😋 It brings me a special kind of joy that the DSM decided to place “Is preoccupied with details, rules, lists, order, organization, or schedules to the extent that the major point of…