It's Amazing to Think That I've Not Posted on This Blog f...

It's amazing to think that I've not posted on this blog for a year. Thank you to all who encouraged me to keep going - your encouragement means a lot to me. Well, let's see. Right now I'm still struggling with the washing of my hands. I've been using pump soap lately which has really dried out my hands. Any advice on how to restore moisture to my cracked and bleeding knuckles? :)
OCD is a really amazing thing. It keeps cycling. It preys on your worst fears, and keeps changing so you always find yourself at a disadvantage. I've talked before about "good" and "bad" numbers. Recently I've found that they can cycle through pretty fast. The numbers that were traditionally bad for me have turned good for a while, and have now started turning back to bad. It's frustrating. Just when you thought improvements were being made, the improvements switch back to bad things.
Life has been pretty good lately, thought, in spite of the bleeding knuckles and cycling numbers. I've been taking some vitamin supplements that have at least put me in a good mood. Mind you, I"m not a doctor, so perhaps the supplements I am taking will lead to some kind of weird cancer or destroy my spleen. I don't know. What I do know is that I am feeling great taking St. John's Wort, Magnesium/Calcium/Zinc, Flax/Borage/Fish Oil, and then my regular medications. Please ask your doctor before adding any supplements or vitamins to your medication. Some supplements have terrible reactions with medication. Ask your doctor before you try any vitamins or supplements. (Lawyers, are you happy?!)
I have been struggling lately with a really weird symptom. It's not terribly disruptive, but it's weird. I have to have the light reflect off my thumbnail just right, so that it forms a vertical line down the left side of my left thumbnail. I don't know if any of my friends or family have noticed me angling my thumb so that whatever light there is (lamp light, the light of the speedometer, etc.) hits it just right, but it is annoying. I'm still slightly surprised I haven't gotten in a car accident due to all the things I have to do with my OCD while driving, but there you are.
What a crazy disorder. How can I help any of you who may be struggling?