The Pros and Cons of OCD…

Pros:

1. There’s almost never a mistake that you’ve made that you didn’t catch and or fix before it became a full blown catastrophy.
2. You always remember where you last left your car keys.
3. Everything you do almost feels like you’ve looked it away in an emotional Rolodex.
4. Important pieces of info like you’re driver’s license, SS, and passwords to hundreds of things is permanently tattooed into your brain.
5. You almost never owe anyone money. Except when you do, and you remember exactly how much

Cons:

1. You’re stuck being ridonkulous because you’re worried that you’ve left the garage door open when you’ve already checked it a few times.
2. Also, the stove — you think the stove might have been left on.
3. You second-guess everything you do because you feel like checking it three times is the magic number
4. You fret over tiny things like where the hell my carkeys are if you don’t feel them right away in your pocket.
5. You have rituals for EVERYTHING.

Believe me, living with this and having a name to call it is both a blessing and a curse. It’s like a could get treatment, but it would mean lobotomizing a part of my personality. I just couldn’t imagine a day where I was care-free and free from worry ALL THE TIME. It’s ironic, I know. The prison is also my key to freedom because of precision.

God maybe, I should just move to Barbados… 😉