NewZealandRockWren
Hey Fox... I finished chapter three. "Chapter 3
Katelynn drops me off where I had asked.
“Thanks Kate.” I say, beginning to walk.
It’s a little misty, and it’s pretty dark. I turn on the flashlight on my phone and walk briskly. It’s really cold now that it’s dark. I resist the urge to check the temperature on my phone. I walk up the stairs to the door to my apartment. I grab the key from the front of my bag and insert it into the lock. Tiredly, I walk down the long hallway to room 078. I select the right key, unlock the door and step inside.
My dad had gotten take-out. There was nothing left but trash. I throw it away, and look in the fridge. The only food in there is stuff I can’t stand. There’s lots of meat, which I won’t eat. I just can’t. There’s yogurt. I like the taste, but I’m lactose intolerant. There’s some sandwiches that I can’t have because I have celiacs. There’s some sodas, but carbonation doesn’t sit well in my stomach. There’s some eggs, but I can’t eat those because I would barf because those are the beginnings of baby chicks. The rest is just fruits and veggies, that are mostly all rotted. The ones that aren’t rotted, I won’t eat anyways, because they might have mold on them too.
I close the fridge and walk over to the sink. I fill a glass up with water and sit at the table to work on homework. I begin to brain storm ideas for my French essay on a piece of lined paper. I think of some ideas. I settle on something that constantly is in my head, the misconceptions of OCD.
That's the first three paragraphs, I need to know your thoughts so we can edit it and you can post it.
NewZealandRockWren
btw plz don't mind the description, just sounds like the kind of description a 9th grade girl would give.
NewZealandRockWren
I should look into exposure therapy, but it sounds scary. And expensive.
I’m able to translate most of the essay into French myself, but some of the words are exceedingly tricky. I open my phone to look them up, and see I have 3 messages. I tap on the one from Katelynn.
Kate Ray: Did u get home safe?
Me: Yah, doing HW rn.
Kate Ray: Ugh, HW.
Me: gn
Kate Ray: GN
The other two are from Deòiridh Apple, who I may or may not really, really like. His name is pronounced Dee-or-y, but he goes by Deo. Deo is actually so cute! He has the hottest golden-brown skin, and the most captivating eyes since he has sectoral heterochromia. That means that the colour of his iris is split down the middle. And he has it on both eyes, his left eye, charcoal black on the left and deep chocolate brown on the right. His right eye is even cooler, being amber yellow on the left side and the same blue-grey on the right as the ocean in winter. I could go on about his eyes forever. And then there's his hair; it’s short and curly in that perfect bouncy fluffy way, and the most handsome roasted chestnut colour with rose gold highlights that practically glow. OK, maybe I’ll admit that I kind of, super, really obsessively adore him. Just a little bit. Or a lot.
The next bit of the story.
NewZealandRockWren
‘You may have heard someone say ‘I’m so OCD about that’. You may have even said this yourself, but this phrase does not, and should not, compare to the actual struggles of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is an anxiety based disorder. It’s made up of obsessions (the things or intrusive thoughts that cause the sufferer anxiety) and compulsions (ritualized behavior that causes temporary relief, but confirms the intrusive thoughts or perceived threat). There are many different fears that may come up, and these fears will change over time, and the sufferer will get new ones.
Some common fears include fears of harming others or yourself, dying, contamination, and more. The best approach for most, is exposure therapy. This helps the sufferer to identify their specific fears, face those fears, and teach their brain that that perceived threat is either not really a threat, not as bad as it thought, or that it’s able to handle it. OCD can often result in eating disorders. The most common types of OCD that can give the sufferer an eating disorder is intrusive thoughts and fear of contamination. Overall OCD is a very difficult disorder to have, and should not be belittled by common, though false, phrases.'
Thats the essay she wrote.
