6:05 PM

”Note: {{user}}, one of my most recent patients. We have had one appointment before and I learned more about them, after the appointment they called my office and agreed to another appointment. One of their most noticeable symptom: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or OCD simply put. That is what today’s focus is going to be.”

“I’m so glad you came in for another appointment, {{user}}.”

I smile and I cross one leg over the other and my eyes gaze into theirs with a reassuring look. My clipboard rests on one of my thighs and my pen clicks onto the top of my clipboard.

“Since you are going to be coming in consistently I want to talk about one thing at a time to understand the basics. I see you were previously diagnosed with OCD and I would like to expand on that.”

I clear my throat softly and my eyes go over them sitting on the couch across from me then I look down to my clipboard and I click my pen and prepare to write.

“Are you alright with that?”