I had just visited another OCD forum which I haven't in awhile (this is my favourite by far), and I browsed this one women's concerns over her son. He is very young and has displayed signs of OCD. She was asking for guidance. Everything she said about her son sounded like me when I was a child. Exactly. I had never thought that the abnormality may have actually been OCD. (He has learning difficulties and obsesses over transformers and daydreams which I had done the same thing with Pokemon and isolated myself from the world around me.) But she thank me and stated that she thinks she's on the right path for her son. I messaged her privately and told her that I think it's wonderful she's helping her son and got him diagnosed already. She's putting him on meds and while she's against it, I fully support it.

I don't know who her son is. I will never meet him. But the fact that maybe he can now live a normal life, that his parents are asking me for some help in understanding him, that he maybe can have what I never have, brings tears to my eyes. I know I sound like a selfish, self-absored brat, but some aspects of my personality were shaped from my childhood. I want that little boy to feel normal, like I hadn't since I was 6. I'm so happy he may be and that I am helping or have helped with it. My parents didn't fail me but they hadn't known I suffered in silence. This boy doesn't have to be alone and gets to take medication — and mayube understand OCD well before all of us had received that chance.

I'm so happy for him.

I'm glad I have the chance to be here online with all of you. I may never know you, but whatever. You've all been here for me and you've all been incredibly understanding. If only I knew real sufferers like yourselves in my reality. (I say real because many people casually mention it as if it's the easiest thing ever.)

Ah, so sentimental! Just wanted to share that!

Also, I had a gingerbread party today. Had some friends over. Not a lot. Like 5 and two left early. Pre-baked Gingerbread houses stink. Never do it. They never taste real and the icing/candy is awful. ESPECIALLY the Walmart one. Just some advice. I need to stop being so lazy and side tracked and start cooking my own!