Mark Hill recently wrote a really interesting article on Cracked
called 5 Facts Everyone Gets Wrong About
Depression. This inspired me to write something similar (steal the
concept entirely) about my good ol' pal Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I was
diagnosed with this wee little quirk when I was eight years old and spent the
following eight years in therapy and being medicated for it, so I am about to
present a lot of anecdotal arguments and points about it. Normally, I would
mock anecdotal anything because it, by nature, is not factual, but this is my
article and I am special. I do however, plan on throwing in enough actual
science to make myself look more intelligent.
What I am trying to say is that the term “OCD” gets thrown around
a lot, and few people seem to understand what it really is, so allow me a
moment to mash some information through your lookin’ holes into your cerebral
cortex.
