A Plague of Tics

Humor, Literature, OCD
Jul 042005

I didn’t know that humorist David Sedaris had OCD. You may have heard him on NPR or read him in the New Yorker, or some of his books Last winter I stage managed a couple of his works done as one acts. “The Santaland Diaries and “A Christmas Letter” Very funny stuff.

This morning I was looking through Again and Again and found this…

Salon.com Audio | “Naked”
Listen to Sedaris read “A Plague of Tics” from his collection “Naked.”

It’s a four minute mp3(I couldn’t get the real player version to work) of him reading from one of his collections of essays. Definitely worth the listen.

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Those Around Us

Literature, OCD
Jun 272005

Another of the negative aspects of living with OCD (are there any positive?) is the impact it has on those that care about us. I don’t think enough attention has been paid to this.

At best we will drive them nuts from time to time. At worst, especially if they give in to our demands for reassurance we suck the life out of the relationship. As we wander in our private nightmare and try to force those around us to walk the same steps, well, it doesn’t do relationships a lot of good.

It was certainly a contributing factor in both of my divorces and the main reason I am still single. I don’t need to go through all of that again. Though being alone is not my goal in life.

Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: A Primer For Family And Friends

A new book is coming out on the subject. I have not read it yet, as it is being released tomorrow, but from the interview with the author and the review on Amazon it looks like like it will be pretty good. I look forward to reading it.

Journal Gazette | 06/26/2005 | Robert Collie, 75

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