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The Healthy Compulsive Project: Help for OCPD, Workaholics, Obsessives, & Type A PersonalityThe Healthy Compulsive Project: Help for OCPD, Workaholics, Obsessives, & Type A Personality
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compulsive hero
23 Sep
1

Are you a compulsive hero or a heroic compulsive?

Posted by Gary Trosclair 1 Comment

One way to free ourselves from unhealthy compulsive behavior is to understand our motivations, what drives and actually controls us. While we’re all unique, there are ancient and common patterns that underlie the roles we take on in life such as mother, father, warrior, healer, savior, priest, jester, caretaker and leader. These patterns are known as archetypes, and they’re illustrated in myths and symbols. These patterns exert a magnetic influence that can give us intuitive guidance and energy to help us do what we need to do. Or they can drag us into a perpetual rut of expectations and despair. Heroic energy can flow freely like water, or be frozen and rigid like ice.

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giving up
02 Aug
6

How to Let Go Without Giving Up

Posted by Gary Trosclair 3 Comments

I often write about how essential it is for perfectionists and compulsives to let go...

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need to control
11 Jul
5

Perceived Chaos and the Need to Control

Posted by Gary Trosclair 2 Comments

People who are compulsive and perfectionistic struggle mightily with disorder and unresolved situations. These may...

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perfectionist partner
26 May
12

Perfectionist Partners and Moral Gaslighting

Posted by Gary Trosclair 1 Comment

Gaslighting. It’s become a popular term to describe what happens when one person tries to...

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obsessive-compulsive types
16 May
43

Understanding the Four Types of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality to Achieve Balance

Posted by Gary Trosclair 22 Comments

[Available in audio format at Google Podcasts and Apple, and Spotify.] As I’ve gotten to...

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change your OCPD partner
09 May
12

Should You Tell Your Partner How To Be A “Better” Person?

Posted by Gary Trosclair No Comments

Should you tell your partner how to be a better person? I mean, doesn’t it...

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stay calm
27 Apr
3

Psychological Research to Help You Stay Calm During COVID-19

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The pandemic presents particular psychological challenges for people who are compulsive, Type A, and driven....

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wisdom for the pandemic
30 Mar
1

Wisdom for the Pandemic From Folks Who’ve Been There Before

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I just came across an inspiring story by Sylvia Baer, a literature professor at Rowand...

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stop being judgmental
22 Feb
12

6 Steps to Stop Being Judgmental

Posted by Gary Trosclair 7 Comments

Those of us who are driven tend to lean forward and try to push our...

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OCPD book
08 Feb
8

The Healthy Compulsive Book Has Arrived!

Posted by Gary Trosclair 6 Comments

Contents ToggleRecognizing OCPD and The Driven PersonalityWhy The Healthy Compulsive?What’s InsideAdvanced Praise for The Healthy...

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