Have you ever played The Sims? In the game, there is an option called Free-Live Mode. When you select this on the menu, you can kick back, relax, and watch your computerized person eat, go to work, or socialize all on his own. Pretty neat, huh? When you do not have Free-Live Mode clicked, your Sim takes orders from your mouse. My life: some random teen sitting at his Thinkpad controls my thoughts, feelings, and actions. How unfortunate… right?
Welcome to my world – where obsessions and compulsions are in command. Go ahead and read, but beware of the embarrassing truths.
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? Check out these links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive-compulsive_disorder
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd/index.shtml
http://www.ncpamd.com/obsessive.htm
(There is plenty of information on Google.)
