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Gary Trosclair, DMA, LCSW

Gary Trosclair, DMA, LCSW

Enough Already. Why You Are Enough. Already.

The Varieties of Insecure Experience

10 min readMar 19, 2024

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Enough Already. Why You Are Enough. Already.

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Gary Trosclair, DMA, LCSW

Chaos and Order: The Myth of the Obsessive-Compulsive Personality

Psychiatrist Carl Jung liked to ask people, and I am paraphrasing lightly, “But then what is your myth? What is the story that inspires and…

9 min readFeb 6, 2024

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Chaos and Order: The Myth of the Obsessive-Compulsive Personality

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Gary Trosclair, DMA, LCSW

The Compulsive Worker-Doer: Destined for Burnout or Fulfillment?

This is the second in a series of four posts describing four different types of the obsessive-compulsive personality. Each of the four…

10 min readNov 21, 2023

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The Compulsive Worker-Doer: Destined for Burnout or Fulfillment?

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Gary Trosclair, DMA, LCSW

The Compulsive Leader-Teacher: Bully or Mentor?

Key to becoming a healthier compulsive is identifying the type of obsessive-compulsive personality (OCP) that you inhabit most of the time.

11 min readNov 7, 2023

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The Compulsive Leader-Teacher: Bully or Mentor?

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Gary Trosclair, DMA, LCSW

Closed: The Cost of Not Being Open to Experience

Composer John Cage reputedly said, “I don’t like elevator music, but I’d be better off if I did.” Coming from such a radically avant garde…

10 min readOct 24, 2023

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Closed: The Cost of Not Being Open to Experience

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Gary Trosclair, DMA, LCSW

The Ten Commandments of the Obsessive-Compulsive Personality

I was working with a client recently when we realized that his ideals had become commandments. What had originally seemed simply like the…

7 min readSep 26, 2023

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The Ten Commandments of the Obsessive-Compulsive Personality

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Gary Trosclair, DMA, LCSW

Who’s in Charge? You or Your Inflated Rogue Ego?

You are not your Ego. No matter how big it’s become.

8 min readSep 12, 2023

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Who’s in Charge? You or Your Inflated Rogue Ego?

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Gary Trosclair, DMA, LCSW

If Your Partner Has Threatened to Divorce You

I get a fair number of calls from people whose partners have threatened to divorce or leave them unless they go into therapy and make…

8 min readAug 11, 2023

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If Your Partner Has Threatened to Divorce You

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Gary Trosclair, DMA, LCSW

What Inspiration Can Do For Us and Why We Won’t Let It

In the project of becoming a healthier compulsive, I’m down for an all-of-the-above approach. Psychotherapy? Go for it. Meditation? Immerse…

10 min readJul 27, 2023

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What Inspiration Can Do For Us and Why We Won’t Let It

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Gary Trosclair, DMA, LCSW

Love Languages for Obsessive-Compulsive Partners

Each partner in a couple has his or her most comfortable ways of expressing love. And each partner has his or her own ways of feeling that…

8 min readMay 29, 2023

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Love Languages for Obsessive-Compulsive Partners

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Gary Trosclair, DMA, LCSW

Gary Trosclair, DMA, LCSW

Psychotherapist, Jungian analyst, and author of "I'm Working On It In Therapy: How To Get The Most Out Of Psychotherapy," & the Healthy Compulsive Project Blog

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