Compulsive Stories

When you have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, you don’t really get quiet moments. But when Cameron saw Paige, everything went silent. [ © 2014 by Imogen Louise. All rights reserved. ]

Eight hundred and forty nine days ago, my Dad took me Leopold's on Broughton. We sat in our normal, metal, rocket ship chairs, talked about the number of shops we passed, how many cars had their windows rolled down, and about the universe. Just like every Thursday evening, I had Honey Almond & Butter cream and he had... a heart attack, a heart attack, a heart attack.

I've lived my whole life trapped in a never ending chain cycle. I have routines. I have a schedule. I have my life planned out from the day I was born to the day I'm going to die. And then you came along and just disorganized everything.

ca·thar·tic kəˈTHärdik/ adjective providing psychological relief through the open expression of strong emotions; causing catharsis. Cas likes to lie... no actually, Cas loves to lie. Just to keep it interesting, that's what he tells his counseler Mr.Beatrice, Isn't that right? Or is that what he tells Beatrice to cover up? Piper has a problem, she won't stop sleeping around with guys from out of town. Well the problem with that is? She has a boyfriend, and he's had his eyes set on marriage. He's just a tad messed up in the head, and because of what? A total religion complex. Some could say he's an slight overkill.

What if there was a way to escape the world you were in? Like a button or something that you could press and just get out of whatever situation you were in that was causing you distress. Well I found a way and boy did I use it. Does it make me a terrible person? I sure don't think so.

Who would do such a thing? Squishing bread that doesn't belong to you? This is a fun story of an awkward and compulsive itch that some one had that lived in my City. Who knows? It could be your neighbor, close relative or maybe even...YOU!

Was it a careless mistake? Or was it too much of a coincidence? Why did she not own up when she had the chance? What was she trying to hide? Would her boyfriend finally discover her dirty little secret? White lies were meant to protect, not to trap oneself. Anjana would soon find out how sometimes the simplest things turn out to be something else.

Thoughts

Madeline had just gotten the promotion of a lifetime. All seemed well, and perhaps it was. Trapped within the recesses of her mind the line between fantasy and reality became overwhelmingly blurred. The truth is up to you.

A collection of poems that sum up and describe events, places and experiences that form to make up lives of many people existing in different circumstances.

Married, with a baby on the way, Dakota and Jaysen move to the small town where Jaysen grew up. The relocation was meant to solve their problems, not create new ones or bring old ones back from the dead. Crumbling beneath the pressure to provide, keep the peace, and cope with the past and present, Jaysen's OCD tendencies go from bad to worse, right before Dakota's eyes. A #WelcomeToTheBlumHouse contest winner!

Written by Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Dr James Manning, Fused was released in November 2016. In this book Manning gives an account of his struggles with OCD. Readers Views referred to it as 'stunning' and 'one of the best books that I have reviewed that truly shows personal experience', Readers Favorites referred to it as 'an inspiring and illuminating work', while SPR said 'Fused is a powerful reminder that self-improvement, self-awareness, and self-sacrifice are essential (and accessible) qualities in us all.'

They say you can't choose your family, but you can kill them. Meet Grace Bernard. Daughter, sister, serial killer... Grace has lost everything. And she will stop at nothing to get revenge.