Recently, we suffered a Leak inside our water purification system that, while being a minor incident, created some major havoc in our household since the time it happened on Saturday when my wife noticed it.

As of today, it hasn’t been resolved yet. Considering the minor aspect of the problem in the grand scheme of things, I blame the upheaval it created on my obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), a behavior characterized by obsessive thoughts and concerns that lead to compulsive behaviors. 

Symptoms for that trait usually begin gradually and vary throughout life. I’m not yet to the point that my condition needs talk therapy, medications, or both, but it makes me restless and needy to keep looking for a solution until I can find it. 

For the moment, our plumber has put us on what I fear is a long wait-list. In the meantime, my mind is boiling with thoughts, ideas or solutions aimed at shortening the wait time this mini-crisis is forcing on us. 

At the very least this situation might presents me with a unique opportunity to successfully manage my compulsion before the pervasive leak is stopped!