I had OCD.  Technically I still do have OCD but I am practically cured.  I don’t do OCD things anymore.  I have been free of OCD for over 7 years. I had OCD of 17 years from age 27 to 44.  I suffered from scrupulosity, hand washing, and thinking that I hit somebody when I drove around.

I consider myself one of the lucky ones. Of all the sufferers who I have met, I know of only one other who was cured. (I haven’t seen her for a very long time, so I am not sure if she has regressed or not.)

I don’t manage my anxiety anymore because I don’t have to. Ninety-nine percent of my fears are gone. I haven’t regressed. I haven’t been to a clinic. I used to take medications, but not anymore. I still see a psychologist but we rarely talk about OCD issues anymore.

How I got over OCD is sort of different from the popular therapies. I still had to do the ERP and cognitive therapies; there is no going around them. But my opinions about getting over OCD is unconventional.  My ideas at times are going to sound crazy and you’re probably going to disagree with them. I would expect that from readers. But this is a blog – I express my ideas now but it may be revised later. Life is a moving target and my ideas do change over time.

I hope this blog helps. I hope that what I write helps sufferers make sense of their madness.