“Have you been good, bud?” I ask, giving him a scratch behind his ears. The best thing about Sebastian is that he always knows when I’m upset. He knows, and yet he can comfort me without worrying, or trying to help, or judging me. He doesn’t wonder if he did something that caused me to be this way, like Mum and Ollie do. He just lets me know that he sees what I’m dealing with. He’s just . . . there. Which is really all I want. Dealing with OCD is hard enough on its own. Dealing with everyone’s feelings about my OCD is why I keep it to myself most of the time, even when I’d really like to talk
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Jack is so special. I think he deserves the world
