What is your deepest darkest secret?

I had severe OCD for about 8-10 months. Couldn't do anything without repeating things over and over. Took forever to get dressed/undressed, shower, eat, etc. Even walking was hard, I'd get stuck in a spot or have to go back and touch something multiple times(including in public, but I was sly about it); even gaming became nearly impossible for me. I was constantly miserable and it happened with everything.

Somehow I managed to hold a job down through the whole thing and to my knowledge, I hid things well enough that no one knew. It got triggered by an intrusive thought that was extremely distressing. Over time that thought became less distressing and everything went away.

I don't want to tell anyone because I've always been the tough one and the stable one; I don't want to seem weak. Its stupid, but whatever. I don't know that I ever will tell anyone.

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