I eat French fries with a fork. You may think that’s a little strange. Not many people do that, and those of us who do usually face comments about our “weird behavior.” Many times, it’s easy to play off — I grew up doing it, I say, which can then launch a discussion about my family and get us off the topic, or I say I didn’t have time to wash my hands before sitting down.

Did you know that, on average, it takes approximately 17 years for a person to receive a diagnosis for OCD? Did you know that a person with OCD becomes 10 times more likely to take their own life?