“OCD focuses on the negative. I didn't think to myself, My praying will save my grandma. Instead, I thought, If I don't… — J.J. Keeler Copy Share Image
“I had to stop him from arresting an old lady who let her dog urinate against the fire hydrant that was in… — Lee Goldberg Copy Share Image
When you say 'control freak' and 'OCD' and 'organized,' that suggests someone who's cold in nature, and I'm just not. Like, I'm… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
It (trying to keep the law) grants you the power to judge others and feel superior to them. You believe you are… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“But the most important part of her ritual was cleaning the toilet. In order to prevent the spread of bacteria and viruses,… — Andrea Kayne Kaufman Copy Share Image
OCD, we discovered is a lot of different things-it's not just washing your hands, it's whatever you're obsessed with. It can be… — Antoine Fuqua Copy Share Image
Percy imagined what that would be like: getting an apartment in this tiny replica of Rome, protected by the legion and Terminus… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
I am responsible for what happened to me but if I was to stay there it is kind of a constant reminder… — Shane Bunting Copy Share Image
“Gloria watched the swollen white orb of a hot-air balloon rising over Navy Pier and knew she had to break it off… — Andrea Kayne Kaufman Copy Share Image
“I realized that I was okay with myself. I was quirky and withdrawn and loud, but I liked that. I smiled at… — Anna White Copy Share Image
Maybe we ought to look at a guy's response to our microwave from now on." Aunt Annie said. Really." Mom said. "The… — Deb Caletti Copy Share Image
Isn't it possible, he wondered, for one person to love another without trying to own each other? Or is that buried so… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Churches crack me up. They're like money, a conspiracy of faith. Like everyone agreed to believe that not only is there a… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
“The real problem with his type of OCD--chronic fear of hurting other people--was that you thought so much about not running over… — Cammie McGovern Copy Share Image
My life is routine-obsessed. I'm OCD, and if I'm not at home, I always get up early and exercise. I don't crash… — Gary Kemp Copy Share Image
“When everything was laid out before her, she felt safe, loved even. She was always trying to be more organized than she… — Victoria Kahler Copy Share Image
“The good part about having a mental disorder is having a valid reason for all the stupid things we do because of… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“You can't fight mental health bias if you label people based on a lists of symptoms and you have no medical degree… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
I could not do what I do if I were not obsessive compulsive to a certain extent. I don't act clinically OCD.… — Alison Bechdel Copy Share Image
The level at which my OCD enters my writing process isn't that I slap the keyboard - it's more along the lines… — Jonathan Lethem Copy Share Image
“I guess I wonder what it would be like, to be living their live instead of mine.” — Corey Ann Haydu Copy Share Image
All behavioral or mood disorders - including depression, OCD, ADHD and addiction - have some neurochemical components, but sufferers can still work… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
“Pretty hard to see when you refuse to look. Pretty hard to hear when you refuse to listen.” — Jeff Bell Copy Share Image
“Feelings are like blankets, covering you up so you can't see clearly, or like mazes you can too easily get lost inside.… — Corey Ann Haydu Copy Share Image
People who live with OCD drag a mental sea anchor around. Obsession is a brake, a source of drag, not a badge… — David Adam Copy Share Image
People with anxiety disorders such as OCD know that nothing can be more paralyzing than having too many options. Go to a… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
“One thing which I can't stress enough is thaft OCD is completely nonsensical and will not listen to reason. This is one… — Joe Wells Copy Share Image
“If you put the wrong foods in your body, you are contaminated and dirty and your stomach swells. Then the voice says,… — Bethany Pierce Copy Share Image
The wonder is that so many OCDs manage to live productive lives, just the same. They work, they eat (often not enough… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
I sometimes think that I can't do the bigger thing that [Zadie Smith] do so beautifully, as in Swing Time, with so… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
“We are legion, an army of millions. Though most of us will go to any length to hide our compulsions, we recognize… — Jennifer Traig Copy Share Image
“You can't compare men or women with mental disorders to the normal expectations of men and women in without mental orders. Your… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
Not me," said Orion cheerily. "I'm just a teenager with hormones running wild. And may I say ,young fairy lady, they're running… — Eoin Colfer Copy Share Image
“I try Dr. Pat's breathing exercises but they're not working because my entire mind is focused on keeping myself glued to the… — Corey Ann Haydu Copy Share Image
“It's a thousand tiny impulses, building on one another. First you decide it's a good idea to check the oatmeal bin for… — jennifer traig Copy Share Image
![“I sometimes think that I can't do the bigger thing that [Zadie Smith] do so beautifully, as in Swing Time, with so much world in it and so much rapturous paint thrown around. I don't think it would be possible to write a book on that scale with as much OCD as I have.” quote by George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/793/george-saunders-317_bigger_i-sometimes-think-that-i-can-t-do-the-bi_3125094.jpg)
