Tag: depression
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BLINDING LIGHT – an OC Detour
So much time was wasted ruminating about things that never did happen quite the way I feared they would.
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MIAMI MICE – an OC Detour
A tiny breakdown outside the Metrorail station followed the panic attack like a yapping dog (I ran around humming Rigoletto, screaming that my girlfriend had the Devil’s eyes.)
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IMPOSTER – OCD DLC
So many questions, like flies loitering around a fish sandwich. Something isn’t right. Half a glitch out of sync is all it takes. Watch me for a day, you’ll see.
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VOODOO PIE
Nobody wants to see you eating tacos on a beach in Mexico. It’s all about the photo where you’re falling off the Great Wall of China, landing in a pile of donkey shit and breaking your wrist.
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HOW DID I END UP HERE?
I didn’t save the world, didn’t even plant a tree. All I did was look around, peek into a few corners. It certainly wasn’t heroic. I just got on a plane, a bus, a train. Cycling to work all those years ago was a lot trickier.
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DEVILS IN TIE FIGHTERS
My memories are tainted but I’m proud of my backpacking achievements. As long as I remember that I travelled not only in spite of my OCD…but because of it.
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TRIGGER AND HAMMER
A friend once told me that the rules when people are in the room are not the same as when the room is empty. My OCD routines adhere to this philosophy. I’m much more vocal and physical when there’s no-one around to ask me what the fuck I’m doing.