I work in mental health and even I didn't recognize my compulsive thoughts | Unpublished
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Publication Date: October 2, 2024 - 04:00

I work in mental health and even I didn't recognize my compulsive thoughts

October 2, 2024
Though she says she's dealt with scary thoughts her whole life, it wasn't until she turned 40 that Mariom Ferrer, a social worker specializing in mental health learned she was living with OCD — an illness she says even she misunderstood. She writes about the misconceptions and how she's learned to cope for CBC Ottawa First Person.


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