The goal of OCD awareness week this week is raising awareness and understanding of obsessive compulsive related disorders and treatment. Cole Ewerdt was diagnosed with OCD when he was ten. Today, Cole is a sophomore at Lomira High School. “I have learned how to manage some of my symptoms,” Ewerdt said. “I’m not as bad as I used to be.” Cole’s mom Chris Ewerdt says with proper treatment, it can be managed. “I always say it’s like watching the same 15 seconds of a movie. You’re watching that same thing over and over and over.” Ewerdt says through therapy a person with OCD can learn how to live with OCD and recognize the triggers.
