Alternate Identity

I might change my mind like I always do (I am going to try not to) but as of now I am set on taking on the identity of someone dealing with OCD. I really want to research and prepare ahead of time so that i give a realistic and proper portrayal of the disease. During this week, I would begin my list of obsessions that I would have to follow during the 48 hours. I have started thinking of some that would affect my normal activities. I already mentioned the one about sitting down multiple times. I though also regarding school, maybe I would have to write my name in a specific way or again, a certain number of times before feeling that it was "right." I have not thought of too many that I could do at work without getting punished, but I will this week.  I have a few ticks of my own, that for the most part i do not share in public, but I know the feeling of anxiety if things aren't in their proper place or if something feels wrong around me. I would begin on Sunday and execute the project through Tuesday so that I could share it in section. The only difficult part about this is that I will be home on Sunday, so I am sure that my family would have no idea what i was doing. This might be better though in retrospect because I could observe and record how they treat me. My younger sister claims to have OCD at times, but now she may be able to really see the affects of the disease and might think twice before saying that again. I feel like this could be a unique experience. I think that OCD is a disease not many people take seriously. At most times, it is subtle which is why the people dealing with it carry on unnoticed. I think that I could perform this change of identity without exploiting the disease. My plan is to learn how it affects daily life and how people react to conditions which may seem absurd to them. Not all OCD is out of control, and it may be apparent within little things such as washing your hands a million times until they feel clean. I think that in their own way, everybody will be able to relate.