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Kyla Cathey

Kyla Cathey is a freelance writer from Galt, California who has been overcoming OCD for the past year, after struggling with it for much of her life.


Articles by Kyla Cathey

  • Alphabet Soup Gone Wrong: OCD and PMS

    You wake up feeling bloated and crabby. Everything seems to take longer than it should. You’re not quite on the…

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  • Mental Illness and Dreams

    I watched a pretty great NOVA episode the other day, What Are Dreams? It was a fascinating look at how and why…

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  • OCD Made Me Obsessed With My Heartbeat

    The other night, I was in bed and ready to sleep, but I had a problem. My thumping heartbeat was keeping me awake…

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  • What is Smartphone OCD?

    “New epidemic among executives: Smartphone OCD.” When I saw the headline come through my email, I thought for sure…

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  • Are There Benefits to OCD?

    About 2.3 percent of the people in the U.S. have OCD and related disorders like hoarding disorder, body dysmorphic…

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