Episode 4: Is it OCD, my personality, perfectionism, or just being a person?

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“I’M SO OCD.” We’ve all heard it, haven’t we? One instance that stands out in my mind is from 2017, in the locker room at the hot yoga studio where I used to teach in Bozeman, Montana. I think this moment distinguishes itself from others because it was the first time I revealed having OCD to strangers. And although I didn’t share my story in the locker room or even anything about the disorder, it was also the first time I realized I wanted to eventually do something to raise OCD awareness and give people a better sense of what the disorder is and what it isn’t. I also felt clear that I wanted to use my experience and writing to help others living with OCD feel more centered and connected. As I’ve heard it said somewhere before, I planned to create to educate and relate. I really can’t remember who said that. If it was you, and you’re reading this and want credit, just let me know.

So it was after class, and I overhead a student who was washing her hands say to another student, “I’m so OCD. I always have to wash my hands after class.”

“Oh my God, I’m so OCD too,” the other student said as she rubbed coconut oil all over her body. “My cuticles have to be perfect, or it drives me nuts.” Side note, but in Ayurveda, this can be an excellent, pitta-balancing practice, helping eliminate an excess of heat and fire in the body or mind.

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