Those who know me know music is one of my obsessions/compulsions (compulsion if I’m honest). Drives them crazy, as I will pick a song and it goes on repeat until I feel it’s….done. Could be months to over half a year to a year (yes, you read right).
My OCD has started flaring pretty badly in the last week(s), and I’m not alone. Other mental health blogs I read seem to report similar uptick in struggles.
This song came on the other day and though it’s on my playlist, it felt so….OCD.
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/2WgDhDnkg8P5DXzgKGjGor?utm_source=generatorInvisible Friend feat Sarah De Warren by Lizot.
Down by the river you’re holding my hand,
In a fairytale land,
My invisible friend.A dime for your wishes, a coin in my bed,
You’re still in my head
My invisible friend. (repeat)Da Da Ba Da Da Da Ba Da (repeat)
A dime for your wishes, a coin in my bed,
You’re still in my head
My invisible friend. (repeat)
May not make sense to some, but it just rang true for me at the time and I latched on. All the repeating of the same verses maybe (love my repeats), or just the reference of an invisible friend.
Perhaps if I looked at OCD as an invisible friend, trekking through life with this affliction would be a much different journey. That is food for thought actually. With my tendency toward rumination, this one is going to play out for awhile in my mind I think.
Can OCD be my friend and not my enemy?
The Obsessively Anxious 