Each year, it seems increasingly obvious when a holiday is approaching. Stores are filled with decorations, advertisements pop up everywhere, and social media posts flood your feed, reminding you of who you must celebrate and buy gifts for next. While many enjoy celebrating these holidays, it’s important to remember that not everyone has positive associations or celebrates them.
Commitment Issues? Maybe it’s rOCD // ¿Problemas de falta de compromiso? Tal vez sea TOCr
Have you ever heard of Relationship Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? Admittedly, I didn’t know much beyond what I could surmise from its name until I read Marriage and Family Therapist Sheva Rajaee’s book, “Relationship OCD - A CBT Guide to Move Beyond Obsessive Doubt, Anxiety & Fear of Commitment in Romantic Relationships”. Right off the bat, I have to acknowledge that Relationship Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (rOCD) isn’t formally recognized by the DSM (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), but the more I learn about it, the more I recognize it in my work with clients and the culture at large (ahem, the recent season of Love is Blind 👀).
New Year, New Me?: How to Maintain Meaningful Change Throughout the Year // ¿Año nuevo, nuevx yo?: Cómo mantener cambios significativos durante todo el año
Now that January has ended, has your enthusiasm for your New Year’s resolutions ended too? As much as I appreciate the collective self-reflection a new year brings, it’s hard to ignore the collective defeat that tends to follow. If maintaining your resolutions has felt hard, you are not alone; so many people find themselves in this situation that “National Quitters Day” is now a thing.