The other day in my college experience class my professor said something very interesting to me. We were discussing problems we might be having in class so we all went around the room and shared what was hard on us. I shared about my ocd and how much it affects my schooling, specifically. He told me I should go and sign up at the disability's office. At first I was kind of taken aback because I mean I had never really put that much thought into it. I mean I know I have it rough but don't most people? Am I really disabled because of this? I talked to him after class about it just because it was a new concept for me. I mean I've had this my whole life so I've dealt with it accordingly. His response was something I did not expect. He told me that ocd isn't necessarily a disability but a superpower. I was like yeah easy for you to say cause you don't have it ( I think we've all had those experiences) . But then he went on to ask me all the positive things ocd has brought to me. I think we concentrate way too much on the negatives. After I thought about it I realized it's actually helped me a lot more then I realized. I found out who my true friends are, I learned a ton about mental illnesses, I got a whole new perspective on life, I became so much less judgemental towards others, it's showed me that I'm a lot stronger then I even realized, ultimately it brought me to where I'm at, and I plan on trying to use it in my future to help others. Trust me having ocd sucks we all know that but sometimes I think it's good to take a step back and think of some of the positives. I don't know just a thought.

<3 Amanda