Obsessive compulsive

I never really thought I had OCD, the way I organize things would make me think I have the opposite, but I get the loop sort of narrative you are going for.

I get stuck in loops a lot which I guess is a form of OCD. The musician in me likes the flow and the implied time scales. Makes me think of a therapist appointment sort of.

I very much appreciate this piece, as it gives me insight to a perspective not my own. You wrote this in such a way that someone without OCD (like myself) could still get a glimpse through your eyes.

Thank you so much for sharing with us. I appreciate it! Have you heard of Neil Hilborn? He has a spoken word piece about OCD that I think you may like!

This is a very poignant poem, especially as someone with OCD myself. It reads kind of like a nursery rhyme, at least to me, which is the same tone my compulsions sound like in my head.

It's an interesting glimpse into an interesting mind. I personally do not have OCD, but when I read poetry like this, I can feel the issues you have, the compulsiveness, and how it can affect your personal relationships. The repeating of the numbers is interesting to see, although I cannot personally understand it, I cannot imagine feeling as if you are not in complete control of your own mind. Thank you for sharing your perspective!

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This is a really interesting poem! I like the repetition of the numbers and the words "obse-ssive compulsive." I'm guessing this is a therapist's appointment? The only parts I wondered about were the parts about "the clock in my gate" (what does that mean? why is there a gate?) and "she told me I eat my lines" (does this mean poetry lines? lines in a script?). But overall I really like it! I think the part about "trying to turn off the heat of those words" captures the stigma and weight that can be carried in a mental health diagnosis very well. Nice job! Keep writing!

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I like the repitition here, it’s a nice rhythm, I also really like how you broke up obsessive compulsive into obse-ssive compolsive, it’s like picking the word apart in your brain and I like how it reads.