After her diagnosis she takes a year long sabbatical to figure out how to heal from this diagnosis, and she brings us along for the entire ride. She tried Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, therapy when talk therapy did not appear to be the solution. She extensively researches her condition, or as extensively as she can, given that it is not an official DSM-5 diagnosis. 

Kiana Blake-Chung is reviewing Allison Raskin’s book “Overthinking About You: Navigating Romantic Relationships When You Have Anxiety, OCD, and/or Depression”