Control freak: a person who feels an obsessive need to exercise control over themselves and others and to take command of any situation.

-I hope I don't offend anyone. This story is written about my friend who struggles with OCD. Remember everyone's experience is different-

"Don't say it," I said holding my hand up.

"You're a control freak." she snickered.

What does that phrase even mean? A control freak? I'm sorry I'm a responsible thinker.

"I just want everything to be perfect," I said back to my sister who gave me a sad smile.

"No you want to control everything," she said back.

"I can't help it," I said angrily.

"I know... Okay, I'll see you later, just don't stress about it okay? Everything will be fine." She said then grabbed her keys leaving our room.

You see I'm a twin, Sarah my sister is the more free side of us while I struggle with OCD. Yes, obsessive-compulsive disorder or in Sarah's mind a "Control freak."

The way I see it, things are more complicated than just being in control. So many things could go wrong with our trip to the beach today. For example, if we don't arrive at precisely three this afternoon then a number of things could happen, the places around the beach would close early or it'll get dark quicker and there will be creeps that can kill or rape us.

Sometimes things have to be "in control" to avoid scarier outcomes.

I'm used to being teased by Sarah, I mean every day she laughs at how the microwave has to be stopped at three seconds until zero, but what she doesn't get is that if the noise startles the dog, then the dog could bark and wake neighbors and then the neighbors would plot something terrible like to kill us or set our house on fire and it would quickly go to crap.

I sighed and put my head in my hands counting to ten.

Maybe I am a control freak, who knows.