2000 was when I finally found out that it was  Puro ‘O’ OCD behind what I was going through, after my aunt did some research on the internet. I guess my family knew there was something going on even if I thought I was hiding it.

I started taking Luvox. I hated the side effects, but I needed  relief from the obsessions. The meds helped a little bit as long as I took it on a regular basis. I am so glad I do not have to take it anymore!!

I would like to say: it’s easy to see someone  struggling with OCD and judge by thinking, They really need to get their act together. OCD is so horrible, so unrelenting. The anxiety is so draining. The compulsions are done to feel relief from the hell of OCD, not because it’s something they like to do. If anything, know  they are struggling, and try to relate through something you have struggled with.Because the last thing they need is to feel even worse.

OCD is hell…

Stephen Leaver, illustrator for Check Mates: A Collection of Fiction, Poetry and Artwork about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, by People with OCD,  available on Amazon and Amazon Kindle

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