Who hasn't said, "I'm OCD about ___" at some point? Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is treated largely as a joke in American society and the media, but it can be immensely painful and downright dark. This is the story of a period of literal hell I lived because of my OCD. I hope others who suffer this often debilitating illness can see that they're not alone in their darkness.

What if negative thoughts controlled your entire life? A sample entry for To The Bone's 'Mind Over Matter' contest.

Completing everything on that list was the hardest thing I ever had to do. Not because I lost you, but because I had to learn how to love myself. [commissioned entry for the To The Bone short story contest]

"the river of tears has washed me clean" my entry for the mind over matter contest..