Living with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: "I Have OCD; You're Just Clean"

Amanda  Calabro is a 3rd-grade teacher and author of Saplings: Snapshots of a Season Never Meant to last, a book of poetry about life's fleeting seasons.  In 2010, Amanda was diagnosed with OCD and spent the past 12 years with a front-row seat to how the disease manifests, evolves, and impacts relationships with others and with self. When not working or writing, Amanda can usually be found reading a thriller, watching a comedy, spending time with friends and family, or outside kayaking, hiking, or camping. Oh, and she was Molly's roommate during their sophomore year of college.

During this episode, Amanda openly shares her experiences living and coping with OCD as it has manifested over the years, as well as breaking down some of the incorrect beliefs we have about it (no, just because you're neat does not mean you have OCD).

You can read Amanda's thoughts in writing at evenstill.blog and order her poetry collection here, Saplings: Snapshots of a Season Never Meant to Last. Follow her on Instagram @authoramandacalabro. 

If you or a loved one is in need of immediate psychiatric assistance, please call the 24/7 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988.

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Disclaimer: Like a therapeutic setting, this podcast is designed to be place where people can share their beliefs openly. The opinions of each guest may not align with those of the host.