Fortunately that little demon that is OCD has been fairly quiet today but then that's largely because I have kept myself out of harms way but just vegging out in my house. Today is the last day of a mid semester break at the college where I teach so it'll be back into the breach next Monday running the OCD gauntlet as I venture back into the outside world.

I have the 'contamination' variant of OCD which in my case tends to focus on a morbid fear of HIV. This flavour of OCD is a rather nasty one (but then again I would say that - I guess we all think we alll have it the worst!) and is quite common ever since AIDS exploded into the publics' psyche in the 80's.

Fred Penzel's article on this AIDS obsessive phobia explains it well!

On reading this article it may sound completely nuts but i asure it is a powerful and destructive fear that almost ruined my life!

This evening I will be relaxing with a beer and enjoying the temporary 'cease fire' that exists between myself and my anxiety on days like this!