Shayla Love detailed for Tonic some of the triggers for her obsessive thoughts: things from going over her schedule upon waking, to eating lunch, to texting or walking along the sidewalk. She says of OCD,

I read somewhere once that if it makes you happy, it’s not OCD. OCD isn’t a cute way to refer to how you like your desk to be organized. There’s no contentment here. Just racing, repetitive thoughts and behaviors that you do to try and keep those thoughts from coming true.

So many thanks for Shayla’s bravery and willingness to share some of her “typical” struggles, and we’ll be keeping her last lines with us:

Obsession will always be a part of me. My goal is to make it the least interesting bit.

Read the article here.

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