ericaanneJul 11, 20223 min readThe Alcohol ProblemAlcohol began to play a role in coping with Nick's mental illness - for both of us. That's not to say that either one of us ever met the...
nickApr 25, 20223 min readNick's StoryHi everyone! My name is Nick. I'm Erica’s husband. I have OCD, otherwise known as obsessive-compulsive disorder. In short, OCD means that...
ericaanneJan 22, 20225 min readHospitalization: Part 2So we Baker Acted Nick. I got a call from him about an hour after the police drove off with him. He was screaming at me. "I can't believe...
ericaanneJan 18, 20225 min readHospitalization: Part 1We got married on February 1st, 2019. If I haven't mentioned it yet, I'm Canadian. All of my family is in Canada. I met Nick at an...
ericaanneJan 8, 20223 min readVideo Game AddictionNick started to realize that the only time he wouldn't be thinking about his OCD was when he was playing video games. He came home one...
ericaanneJan 1, 20222 min readEarly Behavior ChangesPrior to Nick's tinnitus and OCD onset, he was the type of person to get up at 4:00am to go to the gym, somehow be energetic all day, be...
ericaanneDec 28, 20213 min readSomatic OCDOnce Nick had started Googling his symptoms, he eventually came across the diagnosis of somatic OCD: the hyperfocus on neutral physical...
ericaanneDec 26, 20212 min readOCD OnsetIn the summer of 2019, Nick developed tinnitus. He's been to countless music festivals and never really used proper ear protection. The...