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  [Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Depression 😔
  by Cale L.
  We’ve covered OCPD & Burnout and the stress from Big Life Changes and now we’re going to focus on Depression more specifically. In my brief research for this topic I was reminded of how there are cultural, colloquial uses of terms that sometimes differ from their clinical definition. It has been helpful for me over… Read more: [Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Depression 😔
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  [Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Self-Acceptance 💝
  by Cale L.
  In my experience, the whole concept of reconciling my personality disorder diagnosis with the goal of self-acceptance truly felt like one of life’s greatest paradoxes. How do we accept and love ourselves fully when it feels like there is still something inherently, significantly wrong with us? Won’t accepting myself mean that I no longer believe… Read more: [Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Self-Acceptance 💝
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  [Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Life Changes 🧭
  by Cale L.
  During our last session we discussed OCPD & Burnout and went over several contributing factors that can lead to burnout, like chronic stress. One area that often creates high levels of stress are significant life changes. Adjusting to major life changes can be difficult for everyone but it might feel especially stressful if you have… Read more: [Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Life Changes 🧭
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  [Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Burnout 🥀
  by Cale L.
  There’s a high likelihood that those of us with OCPD have probably already had firsthand experience with burnout. Why do I feel so confident? Because, as far as maladaptive coping strategies go, OCPD behavior is incredibly energy depleting and ultimately unsustainable so it stands to reason we will inevitably reach our limits. While the modern… Read more: [Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Burnout 🥀
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  [Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Work Identity 💼
  by Cale L.
  Hi all, it’s Cale again! I’m back from my travels across middle America and find myself more than a little overwhelmed as I try to reintegrate back into some semblance of a routine. This topic suggestion is incredibly relevant for me as I pivot away from self-employment toward full time employment with whatever generic company… Read more: [Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Work Identity 💼
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  [Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Navigating Criticism 🙉
  by Cale L.
  Cale here! I’ve been on vacation for the past couple of weeks and, unfortunately, haven’t much time to invest in pre-meeting questions and resources. I’m curious to see what questions and issues come up for us during the group discussion time. The first thing that stands out to me is the distinction between how those… Read more: [Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Navigating Criticism 🙉
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  [Zoom Meeting] OCPD: Bitterness & Resentment 😒
  by Cale L.
  In “Atlas of the Heart”, the section on Resentment is, perhaps surprisingly, grouped under the larger umbrella of Comparison. Below is an abridged section on Resentment as well as some reflection questions added afterwards. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience Book by Brené Brown Places We Go When… Read more: [Zoom Meeting] OCPD: Bitterness & Resentment 😒
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  [Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Navigating Family Reactions 😐👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
  by Cale L.
  Join us to share your experience disclosing your OCPD diagnosis to close family and friends and how you navigated their various reactions and responses. Prompts for Reflection [Note from Cale] Going to leave this placeholder until I have questions to share.
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  1st “All Hands” Meeting for You, Me, & OCPD
  by Cale L.
  Hello All! If you’ve had the opportunity to attend one of the monthly Zoom Support Group Meetings then we’d like to inform you about our very first “All Hands” meeting. The format will differ from our usual group discussion based approach and instead function more like a presentation with periods for question and answer time.… Read more: 1st “All Hands” Meeting for You, Me, & OCPD
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  [Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Getting Lost in Details 🔬
  by Greg Brooks
  “Is preoccupied with details, rules, lists, order, organization, or schedules to the extent that the major point of the activity is lost.” OCPD Diagnostic Criteria (1 of 8) This diagnostic criteria is often one that folks with OCPD immediately understand, they have implicit experiences – maybe even from the past few days, or in researching… Read more: [Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Getting Lost in Details 🔬
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  [Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Perfectionism 📐
  by Cale L.
  In “Atlas of the Heart”, the section on Shame flows directly into Perfectionism and so I thought it pertinent to follow that thread through to completion. If you’re just now joining us, be sure to check out the Shame section for full context. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human… Read more: [Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Perfectionism 📐
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  [Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Shame 😔
  by Cale L.
  Once again, it seems appropriate to share an entire (slightly abridged) section from the book “Atlas of the Heart” on Shame. For context, the emotion of Shame falls under the heading “Places We Go When We Fall Short” and is grouped with Self-Compassion, Perfectionism, Guilt, Humiliation, and Embarrassment. There’s just too much ground to cover… Read more: [Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Shame 😔