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depression OCPD
08 Feb
12

Why Compulsive People Get Depressed Part 1: The Missed Potential of Low Mood

Posted by Gary Trosclair 6 Comments

Constance was meticulous in everything she did. Her friends and colleagues said that while she...

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obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
16 Sep
20

How Do I Know If I Have Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder? And So What If I Do?

Posted by Gary Trosclair 4 Comments

Contents Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)How Do I Know If I have OCPD?Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder CriteriaLet’s...

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partner with OCPD
20 Jun
233

How to Get Along With a Partner With OCPD (Compulsive Personality)

Posted by Gary Trosclair 118 Comments

A partner with OCPD (obsessive compulsive personality disorder), can be really difficult to live with....

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compulsive personality blog
31 May
6

The Healthy Compulsive Project: Taking the Reins of the Driven Personality

Posted by Gary Trosclair 12 Comments

Contents Why A Compulsive Personality Blog?A Style with Extremes: The Compulsive Personality SpectrumTaking the Reins...

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compulsive exercise
30 May
5

Compulsive Personality: A New and Positive Perspective

Posted by Gary Trosclair 6 Comments

Compulsive. It’s not the kind of trait that will get you a wink on a...

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difference between OCD and OCPD
18 May
16

What is the difference between OCD and OCPD (compulsive personality)?

Posted by Gary Trosclair 4 Comments

Most people aren’t aware of a character style known as compulsive personality, separate from and...

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obsessing
03 Mar
0

There Will Be Roosters: A Brief, Personal Story about Obsessing

Posted by Gary Trosclair 6 Comments

Obsessing occurs when the capacity to focus and solve a problem by thinking runs into...

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archetype of the saint
19 Feb
1

What Happens When a Compulsive Meets the Archetype of the Saint

Posted by Gary Trosclair 1 Comment

This is the first of an occasional series on the relationship between archetypes and the...

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passive-aggressive
04 Feb
0

How to Know if You’re Being Passive-Aggressive

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How do we know when we’re being passive-aggressive? Because we might see our behavior as...

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punishment
29 Jan
1

The Unconscious Misuse of Punishment

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Honk…Honk….HOOOOONK! You’ve seen it too many times. Someone tries to get away with driving badly...

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mastery motivation
14 Jan
3

Why Compulsives Need Mastery in Their Lives

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In my last post I harped about the importance of people with obsessive-compulsive personality consciously...

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priorities
31 Dec
3

OCPD: A Disorder of Priorities

Posted by Gary Trosclair 2 Comments

Since we’re beginning a new year, I thought it might be a good time to...

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what is shame
10 Dec
1

What Is Shame and What’s the Best Way to Deal With It?

Posted by Gary Trosclair 2 Comments

I recently posted about the benefits of self-compassion in lowering the depression that perfectionism causes....

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self-compassion
05 Nov
3

Self-Compassion: The Evidenced-Based Antidote to Maladaptive Perfectionism

Posted by Gary Trosclair 4 Comments

Imagine two perfectionists. When Estella feels that she’s fallen short of her standards, she puts...

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RO DBT
28 Sep
6

A New Treatment for OCPD? A Review of RO DBT (Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy)

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There’s a new treatment for OCPD. Well, maybe for some with OCPD. A few years...

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difference between obsessive and compulsive
28 Aug
3

Are You Obsessive, or Compulsive? And What Difference Does it Make?

Posted by Gary Trosclair No Comments

What is the difference between obsessive and compulsive? The terms obsessive and compulsive are bound...

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  • There Will Be Roosters: A Brief, Personal Story about Obsessing March 3, 2023
  • What Happens When a Compulsive Meets the Archetype of the Saint February 19, 2023
  • How to Know if You’re Being Passive-Aggressive February 4, 2023
  • The Unconscious Misuse of Punishment January 29, 2023
  • Why Compulsives Need Mastery in Their Lives January 14, 2023

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