Retired Ohio County Schools educator and wrestling coach Willilam Welker said he has lived with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) since childhood, and that compulsion has now driven him to write a pamphlet about OCD to help others.

The booklet is titled “The Emotional Battle — Coping With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.” It is free to the public, and can be picked up at local pharmacies, churches, doctors’ offices, WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital, the Welty Home and Altenheim.

Common symptoms include fear of germs and continuous hand washing, needing things to be orderly and balanced, repetitive behaviors and following a routine.

“I’ve had OCD all my life,” he said. “I decided to put a book together to assist other people with OCD, and to let them know they are not alone.”

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