“OCD is not a disease that bothers; it is a disease that tortures” – J.J. Keeler
Obsessive compulsive disorder is something that I have suffered with for a long while. When you mention OCD a lot of people associate it with obsessively cleaning or re-arranging, or compulsively having to check locks, light-switches etc. Heck, for a long while that's what I thought OCD involved. So when I was diagnosed with it by the psychiatrist I couldn't really understand where he was coming from until I started reading that OCD is considered a spectrum with various different interpretations dependent on the sufferer. According to the OCD website itself "intrusive thoughts...are where a person generally suffers from obsessional thoughts that are repetitive, disturbing...". This is how my OCD characterises itself; specifically in respect of my relationship with my partner. I am convinced that my partner doesn't love me, he is only with me out of convenience and can't be bothered to break up with me because it'll cause too much hassle (having to sell...
