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My Story Hi, my name is Brooke. I’m a teen, and I’ve been on a lot of meds in my life. At one point, my psychiatrist started me on medication but did not wean me from another medicine I was taking. Consequently, I ended up going to the hospital with a severe reaction. The doctor diagnosed me with OCD. I wasn’t surprised, but at the same time, I was shocked he put me on the same type of drug (an...
We do the hard work. We show up. And we do the excruciating tasks of exposing ourselves over and over (and over). We muster every bit of strength and grit that we have to resist doing the compulsions that bring us even the slightest bit of comfort. Yet, day in...
If you knew me, you would know that I have struggled with anxiety to varying degrees since I was a young child. I experienced my first panic attack in the second grade when the substitute teacher gave me detention in Catholic school for drawing in class. Looking...
My name is Victoria Schweiger, and I’m a therapist who specifically focuses on helping those affected by OCD and anxiety-related concerns. For some of my clients, I was their first therapist, and when meeting with me, it was their very first session. For others, I was...
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! Or is it? For those working on eating disorder recovery, the holidays can be a very complicated time to navigate. Cultural norms around feasting, indulging, and stuffing yourself can be overwhelming. That, coupled with...
Early in my recovery from an eating disorder, much of the body image rhetoric was about learning to love my body. This narrative, although an idyllic way to think about our bodies, felt distant and impossible from the place I was in. My body had been my enemy....
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JACK exists to change the way OCD and anxiety sufferers and their families navigate the challenges of mental illness, fight stigma, and obtain quality education, support and treatment.
