My name is Patty.
I am a daughter, wife, and mother who once lived with untreated OCD. I was a Mormon.
East Coast, United States
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On the Mormon Spectrum
# Why I left More stories of 'Why I left' the Mormon church
At age 19, life was changing. So was I. I looked to a patriarchal blessing, to what I believed to be divine direction. What could offer more peace than a message from God? Or so I thought.
For twenty years, I lived with untreated OCD. At age 40, therapy offered answers and understanding. Both of which had been missing in my life. I believe in evidence-based treatment and in better days. I believe that change starts with recognition of a problem. I wish I had understood the troubled relationship between mental health and Mormonism—sooner rather than later.
Visit my story: patriarchstopresence.com