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Caught in a bad romance

By Linze Griebenow | April 1, 2012

Growing up with OCD, I was one of those kids who didn’t have to raise their hand every time they needed to go to the nurse. As a lifelong member of the Dermatillomania (skin-picking) and Trichotillomania (hair-pulling) clubs, among others, let’s just...