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For me, anxiety means that I lie. A lot.

July 14, 2020 ~ endingmagicalthinking ~ 4 Comments

I lie a lot. I never mean to and I don’t like to. I never lie about the important things—in fact there I’m a terrible liar but little social lies? Yeah, those I do all the time. I fear judgement so I say what I think people want to hear. I fear other people feeling … Continue reading For me, anxiety means that I lie. A lot.

Therapy on TV: Bones

July 7, 2020 ~ endingmagicalthinking ~ 2 Comments

Originally, Booth, the macho-FBI agent and former sniper, goes to mandatory therapy after shooting a mechanical clown on top of an ice-cream truck. Booth has a phobia of clowns (which to be honest, I also share), but it’s really a response to the death of serial killer during a chase. Booth feels conflicted and guilty … Continue reading Therapy on TV: Bones

My Thoughts on Bones’ Take on OCD

June 24, 2020 ~ endingmagicalthinking ~ Leave a comment

I started watching Bones when I had to have a spinal tap before my second scoliosis surgery. I spent my Thanksgiving break laying completely flat on a couch and binge-watching Bones DVDs that my dad picked up for me from Blockbuster’s (which definitely dates my story). I focused on it instead of the raging pain … Continue reading My Thoughts on Bones’ Take on OCD

Why I Love How Supernatural Depicts Anxiety

June 15, 2020 ~ endingmagicalthinking ~ Leave a comment

Yesterday, I asked my husband to watch an episode of the CW TV show Supernatural: season 4: episode 6. I had a reason for it besides just wanting to rewatch the show (especially now that the influx of new shows and movies online has slowed to a trickle). In the episode, a ghost infects Dean … Continue reading Why I Love How Supernatural Depicts Anxiety

Fear Can Make Us Small

May 29, 2020 ~ endingmagicalthinking ~ Leave a comment

Fear can make us small. It can make us paranoid, nervous, suspicious, unfriendly, close-minded and all these things that I don’t want to be. My anxiety and OCD means that I get scared a lot. Ordinary things that don’t scare other people scare me. Some days I’m more scared than others. Some days I have … Continue reading Fear Can Make Us Small

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I read these books a month ago when I got to go south to socially-distance visit family and rest a bit. And read on the beach 🏖 📚I only read Disappearing Earth for the first time. To Say Nothing of the Dog was a reread as an adult. Do you ever read a book that you read as a child or teen and it feels like you’re reading it for the first time (because memory)? And Agatha Christie just soothes my soul when I’m tired and anxious. Even if it’s not my favorite—it’s a Christie. In between the migraines, anxiety, therapy, etc. I come back to reading. 📚Every damn time. What else can you do when you can’t get out of bed? 🛏🥱
I’ve been watching and enjoying Fargo Season 4 (even if arguably it’s not the best season) and after a few episodes I realized that one of the main characters had OCD. Odis is a cop who clearly needs to perform repeated compulsions like shutting a door and clicking a car door lock multiple times. He also has “just right” compulsions and needs to order things in rows and make sure they are aligned just so.
The election did a number on my mental and physical health. I know I’m not the only one.
#scoliosis #disabled #disabilities #invisibledisabilities #chronicpain #chronicpainawareness #spoonie #spoonielife #spooniesupport #spooniecommunity #spooniestrong
I just finished The Stationery Shop 📖by Marjan Kamali for book club 📚and I have mixed feelings, mainly about Mrs. Aslan, one of the mother characters. She has an undiagnosed mental illness that causes her to really resent her son’s desire to marry the protagonist. I won’t give any spoilers here.
Two of my favorite things in the world are lavender and early grey, which I frequently have as a tea but I found a recipe and baked them into a cookie! Here are my lavender and early grey cookies. Perfect with my tea and a book on a gray fall day ☕️🍪🌥📚

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