Painterly red rotary telephone with its receiver off the cradle and a knotted cord on cream.

Original artwork, not a still

Judy Gold

I had anxiety for so long. I went to a psychiatrist… “I’m constantly anxious. What do I do?” He told me I had obsessive compulsive disorder. I was shocked. I had to call him, like, nine time to make sure he was certain.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The comic account turns uncertainty about a diagnosis into repeated calls for reassurance. It is a performed anecdote rather than diagnostic guidance or a definition of obsessive compulsive disorder. The readable archived wording remains.

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