The Hope Blog
Always a Solution
by James Callner, MA, AFOCD President. James Callner is an award winning writer, filmmaker and speaker on mental illness. I was desperate for solutions in 1982. That was the year my OCD symptoms hit their peak. I was 29 years old, teaching at a local college,...
Letting Go of Control
This article is an excerpt from James Callner's up coming book on OCD, "It's a Matter of Trust ~Life Lessons from OCD ~ A Memoir”. Mr. Callner is President of The Awareness Foundation for OCD afocd.org Life Lesson: Letting go of Control In the last Life Lesson I...
Spiritual Medicine
by James Callner, MA, AFOCD President. James Callner is an award winning writer, filmmaker and speaker on mental illness. Note: Use of the word "spiritual" is not meant as a reference to any organized religion; instead, "spiritual" is meant to be understood as one's...
Spiritual Prescriptions for OCD
by James Callner, MA, AFOCD President. James Callner is an award winning writer, filmmaker and speaker on mental illness. (This is an excerpt from James Callner's upcoming book on OCD) Note: Use of the word "spiritual" is not meant as a reference to any organized...
F.E.A.R. = False Evidence Appearing Real
Why has CBT/ERP worked for me and what is F. E.A.R. really? I believe it shifted and literally changed my brain structure and chemistry for the better by changing my distorted belief system caused by the medical condition of OCD. Sounds smart doesn’t it? But, the...
Checking on Highway 9~ twenty five years ago
Excerpt from James Callner's upcoming book on OCD: "It's a Matter of Trust ~ A Memoir of Hope" I was now working part time at the college teaching night courses. The OCD was manageable but I was only two years out of the hospital and it was a daily struggle to be on...
Creativity Challenges OCD
An Excerpt from James Callner's upcoming book "It's a Matter of Trust ~ A Memoir of Hope" In the 1990’s up to day I continued my pursuit of recovery though as many avenues as I could including 12 steps programs, Medication trials, Spirituality, Cognitive Behavioral...