Archive for the 'Literature' Category




Jul
4
2005

A Plague of Tics

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”
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Jun
27
2005

Those Around Us

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 … Read The Rest >>