Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Hi everyone! I make a living as a freelance writer and seminar leader, have been happily married to the girl of my dreams for 30+ years, and live in upstate NY. (And although writing has been a respectable livelihood of mine for a long time, my handle "rich_writer" refers to my first name, not wealth. You'd be amazed how many IMs I get on Yahoo from people who think I am a "rich writer." :)

I am also studying to be a psychotherapist, and am about halfway through grad school and about to start my first practicum as a therapist. This path springs less from OCD and more from a lifetime of teaching people how to communicate, and I am enjoying the journey.

On the writing front, I mostly write for other people, but am proud of being a nationally-published author with several books in print, mostly on business self-help topics. I am not exactly famous, but part of the reason I am shy about posting a picture here is that my smiling face is probably at your local bookstore!

OCD-wise, I suffer from contamination OCD and generally manage it well, but am always open to learning new things. Nice to join the community!

The OCD Book Project