Breaking Down the Breakdown
From mental health to relationships, to everything under the sun, we talk about how we deal with the aftermath of being on the verge, or going through an actual breakdown. With occasional special co-hosts and guests, we hope to remind you that no matter how tough life gets, you have the tools you need to thrive, and you are not alone!
Breaking Down the Breakdown
4x05: Ending My 2 Year Sobriety To Confront My Harm OCD
Trigger Warning for recovering alcoholics!
It's a very personal episode, but for everyone who knows me, I've been sober for 2 years. I realized I hit a plateau when it came to my progress with allowing myself to thrive with my Harm OCD. The one final exposure i needed to do? Alcohol.
I stopped drinking out of fear that my alcohol will trigger my intrusive thoughts to make me do things I did not want to do, and while this actually had great health benefits for me being sober for a very long time, it left me with an issue i couldn't resolve.
I couldn't quite shake the hold that my OCD still had on me, and I decided to take a huge leap of faith and see where i landed.
Listen to the entire episode and see how I was able to make important decisions pertaining to my OCD and how i can navigate throughout going back to being sober!
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