First Post

This is my first post and I guess the first thing I should write about is to explain the name of my blog. I have lived with obsessive compulsive disorder for most of my life, it started in my teens and has been coming and going in my life for more than 30 years now. Since I had this disease, I can count with my fingers the times when I was clear and free from the hold of this disease. In those times I experienced what it was to really live, to have peace, to be whole. Sadly these times do not last long, sometimes they go for a few hours only. I wonder if my experience is the norm for most people, if I am missing out on what everyone is enjoying. My guess is that other things afflict us all and, like me, most if not all people have few moments of clarity and peace.