What would a good start/hook be for a college essay about OCD. I mean I can’t just be like “when I was 10 I thought I was sexually attracted to my sister….” although that would definitely get their attention 😭
The shadow war of my mind?
What kind of essay is it exactly? Does it have a particular theme to it?
@Wolfram that’s a really cool title! I like it
@Wolfram I have to write an essay about myself for college, we have to choose what to write about ourselves. I chose to write about ocd because it’s been there for most of my life even if I didn’t realize it was there. It’s changed me, for better or worse.
@shazey_k What would you like for the essay to achieve? Not for your education, but for you?
@Wolfram I guess I want to let people know what I’ve gone through and to let my emotions out because I’ve never really gotten to talk about it before. I haven’t told either my friends or family about my ocd so I’ve been keeping it bottled up since I was a kid.
@shazey_k I don’t know tbh 😭
@shazey_k As the other guy said, I think saying maybe something along the lines of. Hi, my name is shazey and I have ocd. Proceed to explain ocd in the most steriotypical way that's protayed incorrectly in media like the other guy said Then, how it actually is for those commonly portrayed themes. Finally saying, but this is not me. Ocd can also be.. And tell your story Maybe something like that?
@Wolfram nahh I think I want to show them that even though I’ve been through a bunch of shit, I’ve persevered and I’m overall a strong person that they would want in their college or something like that 😭
@Wolfram I'm willing to help in any I can. You've helped me more than enough times.
@Wolfram yeah I think I might go with that. Thank you and FJustRightOCD for helping me 💕
Maybe share an anecdote of how it’s portrayed incorrectly in the media, and even in many medical communities, and then go on to share how the reality is very different and how you strive to persevere through the adversity of it by advocating for the reality of it, to de stigmatize it so future generations can know they’re not alone etc
@FJustRightOCD that’s a good idea! I might do that, thank youuu
@shazey_k Good luck, and remember, ocd may bring doubt into your writing process but keep going. Maybe set an intention to purposefully write a long but messy first draft. :)
@FJustRightOCD I will, thank you!
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