Personal Narrative: A Personal Experience With A Mental Compulsive Disorder

At the age of 14 I was diagnosed with a mental compulsive disorder. Little did I know this disorder was going to control every aspect in my life, it prevented me from living like a normal kid. I was too blind to see and understand how this disorder was taking over my childhood. This mental compulsive disorder controlled my thoughts and the way I acted. It made me picture awful things and set guidelines or rules I had to follow for example, I couldn’t touch anyone, and if I did, I had to wash my hands in burning water. The worst part came after, if I broke one of these rules the amount of guilt was excruciating and unnecessary. The only way I could alleviate the guilt was if I talked to my mother so that she can tell me it was normal and …show more content…
Being antisocial caused me to lack socialization skills, so often I just stayed quiet. I continued taking the medication for many months, I knew the only way I could better myself was if I fought this disorder and told myself everyday before I went to school, ‘’ everything is going to be alright’’, having this motto in the back of my mind for many years I overcame this disorder. By the psychologist diagnosing me with a mental compulsive disorder it made me realize how blind and misguided I really was towards reality. Not only did it uncover the reality, but sprung this unexplainable love and cherish for my mother for always being their for me and never giving up on me, she saved my life from being a nightmare. That awful stage in my life changed my perspective and view on life. I now feel grateful and finally at peace, this disorder ruined my childhood and I wasn’t going to let it control me anymore. Just like the excerpted from Plato, The republic, the prisoner finally seeing the sunlight, I saw the prescription and accepted the truth about my disorder and did something about