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Published: 18.04.2006.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'The Life of a Person with an OCD', 1.
Extract

OCD is shorthand for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Yes, that's me. It's exactly as described; I'm both obsessive about things, and I often do these things compulsively. For me, this means doing things "in threes". The number three, you see, is a good number. It feels right, it feels good and everything, in my head at least, is counted or acted out in threes or multiples of threes, or sometimes, its just numbers with the number three in them. It means that when I do things, such as swallow, I have to swallow a minimum of three times. …

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