I've officially discontinued the Ativan - big relief! No more medication adjustments for a while.
My homework for this week involves two things:
- Keep "poking" at my rituals and habits (but don't try to take on too much right now).
- Find ways to be purposefully imperfect. Dr. M said that OCD tends to make you want to do things perfectly, and that going out of my way to make errors, mistakes, and slip-ups will help my recovery. He suggested things like: including typos in emails, not doing all of my makeup, or leaving out dirty dishes.
Also, I learned that Dr. M is familiar with Alison Bechdel, one of my favorite authors. I mentioned her book Fun Home in our meeting today, and he said the name was familiar to him. Apparently, he's read her comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For. Exciting!
\o/ :)
ReplyDeleteT - I'm so glad I now know what that emoticon means. Thank you for my continuing interwebz education. <3
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like things are going well--good for you!
ReplyDeleteI definitely tried to take on too much at once--I wanted it all to fixed right now. Too overwhelming and not too productive for me, though. I'm glad your doc is urging you not to do too much too soon.
Keep up the good work! :-)