It kind of consumes my day from start to end where my first thought every morning when I wake up is am I going to be sick today?

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So that's patreon.com slash opl show. And today we'll be discussing OCD or obsessive compulsive disorder.

And, you know, I think this is a disorder that I'm sure a lot of us mention ourselves or here and passing quite often throughout our everyday lives.

But never really for its true meaning. A lot of people like to refer to their own quote unquote OCD when talking about their indecisiveness, their attention to detail.

And this isn't to shame anyone because I'm guilty of it as well. But, you know, I think this is really a reminder that there are people who are diagnosed with OCD.

And it can be a debilitating disorder that affects pretty much every aspect of their lives.

And we recently received an email with the subject line that read crippling OCD.

And we felt that it would be super eye opening important to hear from this guest about their experience with severe OCD.

So, with that said, we've got our guests on the line. And thanks for being on the show today.

Yeah, thanks for having me really appreciate it.

Yeah, of course. And I think a lot of us have, I guess, a general awareness of what OCD is.

But can you give us an overview about what this disorder is for you specifically and how it presents itself in your everyday life?

Yeah, I think that's a great question because OCD can manifest itself in so many different ways.

For me personally, though I do have aspects of, you know, a bunch of different types of OCD.

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