Please share a tip in the form of a haiku on dealing with obsessive compulsive disorder.

Ignore: Recognize when you get into a repetitive pattern of completing tasks to the point of over perfection.

Ignore: Doing things over and over again in the same way doesn't accomplish anything.

Ignore: "It thinks for you." Thoughts driven by a diseased part of the brain like a broken record." Control it and regain yourself control.

Ignore: If OCD is controlling your life, take control Get help from a therapist Start living a better life.

Avoid: Avoid personal criticism, it is the OCD that gets on everyone’s nerves.

Ignore: The bedrock of OCD is anxiety. Reduce the anxiety and the symptoms should eventually cease.

Ignore: I use the Yale Brown OCD Scale and Quality of LIfe scale; take the ratings and see your psychiatrist.