Dear Ray:

You write very well. Your recent post is gracious, you addressed each respondent, impressive and not common to come across- I appreciate it!

You mentioned that you suffer from OCD for the last ten years (14-24). I did too. I can hardly believe I am using the past tense, did- but true. My OCD was significant to severe. I don’t remember feeling the urges to perform compulsive acts lately, but I did not too long ago. The improvement after decades of OCD is very significant in my life. It is possible that I no longer suffer from OCD. If you want to communicate on the topic with me, please do.

Otherwise, you wrote in your original post: “I am committed to opening  up to people and expressing my authenticity”- you are welcome to  do  so here, on your thread. You can keep this thread going and going. I will be glad to read from you and reply every time you post.

anita