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“People who live with OCD drag a mental sea anchor around. Obsession is a brake, a source of drag, not a badge of creativity, a mark of genius or an inconvenient side effect of some greater function.”

Quote by David Adam

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David Adam is a religious leader whose identity and background remain unknown. Limited information is available about his life and contributions. more

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