In my experience, the whole concept of reconciling my personality disorder diagnosis with the goal of self-acceptance truly felt like one of life’s greatest paradoxes. How do we accept and love ourselves fully when it feels like there is still something inherently, significantly wrong with us? Won’t accepting…

During our last session we discussed OCPD & Burnout and went over several contributing factors that can lead to burnout, like chronic stress. One area that often creates high levels of stress are significant life changes. Adjusting to major life changes can be difficult for everyone but it…

There’s a high likelihood that those of us with OCPD have probably already had firsthand experience with burnout. Why do I feel so confident? Because, as far as maladaptive coping strategies go, OCPD behavior is incredibly energy depleting and ultimately unsustainable so it stands to reason we will…

Hi all, it’s Cale again! I’m back from my travels across middle America and find myself more than a little overwhelmed as I try to reintegrate back into some semblance of a routine. This topic suggestion is incredibly relevant for me as I pivot away from self-employment toward…

Cale here! I’ve been on vacation for the past couple of weeks and, unfortunately, haven’t much time to invest in pre-meeting questions and resources. I’m curious to see what questions and issues come up for us during the group discussion time. The first thing that stands out to…

In “Atlas of the Heart”, the section on Resentment is, perhaps surprisingly, grouped under the larger umbrella of Comparison. Below is an abridged section on Resentment as well as some reflection questions added afterwards. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience Book…

Join us to share your experience disclosing your OCPD diagnosis to close family and friends and how you navigated their various reactions and responses. Prompts for Reflection [Note from Cale] Going to leave this placeholder until I have questions to share.

Hello All! If you’ve had the opportunity to attend one of the monthly Zoom Support Group Meetings then we’d like to inform you about our very first “All Hands” meeting. The format will differ from our usual group discussion based approach and instead function more like a presentation…

“Is preoccupied with details, rules, lists, order, organization, or schedules to the extent that the major point of the activity is lost.” OCPD Diagnostic Criteria (1 of 8) This diagnostic criteria is often one that folks with OCPD immediately understand, they have implicit experiences – maybe even from…