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user-inactivated  ·  3309 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Would anyone mind reading a poem I wrote? I'd appreciate some feedback on it.

Do you mind explaining what exactly it's about?



nonapus  ·  3309 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Of course. It's about someone with OCD who is compulsively washing their hands.

Want me to go into more detail...?

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user-inactivated  ·  3308 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Interesting, thank you. I enjoyed the poem.

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nonapus  ·  3308 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Awesome, I'm glad to hear it

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thenewgreen  ·  3308 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Do you suffer from this compulsion?

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nonapus  ·  3308 days ago  ·  link  ·  

To a lesser degree, yes. I usually wash my hands between one and four times, depending on my perception of how 'dirty' they are.

My right hand usually starts to dry out at this time of year due to the lower humidity. The poem references and exaggerates that aspect of my hand washing.

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