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16 April 2021

OCD ● informative article ● medication ● self-care ● stress ● therapy

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) – a short guide

What is obsessive-compulsive disorder? Obsessive-compulsive disorder (TOC in Romanian or OCD in English) is a mental health condition characterised by the presence of obsessions and compulsions that interfere in all areas of the diagnosed person's life. Obsessions are thoughts, images or impulses that appear intrusively...
Illustration of a student writing in a notebook

3 March 2021

depression ● learning difficulties ● medication ● personal story ● stress ● therapy ● ADHD

Attention to inattention, and how I found out about ADHD

Attention to inattention, an advice heard since elementary school, but which I would never have put down to a developmental atypicality - a phrase that intimidates and prevents the acceptance of an obvious reality: at least 1 in 10 people is diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD, formerly publicized by American society as...
Scale with "happiness" written next to 50-70 kg

4 February 2021

self-care ● stress ● eating disorders ● bulimia ● personal story ● relationships

The obsession with the perfect body. From dieting to bulimia.

In hindsight, I was never a child with weight problems. I started becoming aware of my body in primary school, around 7-8 years old. When puberty kicked in and my breasts started to grow, I really went crazy...