![]() I did end up going to a therapist and she wasn’t an OCD specialist, but I have to say I got very lucky because I actually have some of the worksheets that she used with me back when I was 15. I was the A student, honors classes, volleyball captain, lacrosse captain, and just kept that façade of that picture-perfect high schooler. But from the outside, it looked like I had everything together. But no one would have known other than, of course, my family, who I lived with, and my sister, who I shared a room with, who of course saw me getting up multiple times at night to recheck things. And I remember thinking like, where did this come from? One day I was just so concerned with safety and all these different things. I felt this immense amount of responsibility. So, it was these intense, long rituals before I would go to bed, checking that the door is locked, the stove was off, all safety things. So, a lot of the earliest compulsions I had were checking compulsions. But the interesting part, and I’m sure a lot of people can relate to this, is it was something I kept very hidden, or I at least tried to. And then, of course, the intrusive thoughts, and it really was all-consuming. But when I was in high school, it was really when I had my sophomore year, pretty intense onset of compulsions. Of course, now, knowing what OCD is, I can look back and I can see definitely symptoms back as young as eight or nine years old. And I start by saying that because, honestly, if you were to tell me when I was in high school, that I would have become an OCD therapist, I would have laughed at you because I, at that time, was really when my OCD started in high school. ![]() Taylor: I’ll start with, I am an OCD therapist right now. Kimberley: Tell me a little bit about you and your mental health and mental wellness journey, as much as you want to share. You’re someone I have watched on social media, and it’s really cool because out of there, I realized you were someone who had been through CBT School and I just love hearing the story of how you things get to me. I am so excited to have here with me Taylor Stadtlander. And if you really like Your Anxiety Toolkit, I’d appreciate you telling a friend (maybe even two). If you like Your Anxiety Toolkit Podcast, visit YOUR ANXIETY TOOLKIT PODCAST to subscribe free and you’ll never miss an episode. Spread the love! Everyone needs tools for anxiety… is a psychoeducation platform that provides courses and other online resources for people with anxiety, OCD, and Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors. This episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit is brought to you by. Taylor shares how she used ERP School to help her put her ERP recovery plan together and how she now uses her skills in her own private practice. ![]()
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