warning, NO ONE is responsible for my feelings here but me. I have a precious, intelligent, creative, loving, intuitive, compassionate, enthusiastic 17 year old who has had OCD diagnosed at 7 years old. She is a remarkable person. However, maybe part of being remarkable is learning how to live with this disorder. She is my heroe. I love her very essence as it is pure love. No, she is very far from perfect. But everyday she wakes to this illness and everynight she has to find a way to put it to sleep. She is entering a world where she can't possibly fit in with the typical college scene. She has kept herself young and pure because a lot of her issues are related to an early molestation experience. I once thought that OCD folks were more intelligent then the norm. I think not. I see a lot of OCD type stuff with people who have lower intelligence and lower functioning skills. I want to be able to define it and blame it on someone but it is a crappy illness with no one to blame. It is not a fad. It is a horrid place to be and I wish we could do better in the treatment thereof. Again, these are only my feelings and I do not mean to anger or alientate. I have watched this child suffer too much.