In this presentation, Varun Koduri reaches into the realm of which millions of people struggle with across the world that being OCD. He recounts past social media trends, personal experiences, and even journeying through the neurology behind the cyclical obsession-compulsion behavior. He looks to help provide a stage where other children, teens and adults can speak out about their experiences and help remove the stigma around such a condition. He wants to tear down all the walls surrounding each individual and help connect one another on a grounded level. Varun is a sophomore at Frisco Heritage High School. With the empowerment of TEDx, Varun hopes to inspire a new generation of speakers who may be just as reserved and shy as he once was. The topic of his speech is OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder), a condition that impacts around 70 million people across the word. Being part of this number himself, living with the condition, he felt it important to share his own experiences. Varun hopes to provide support and understanding to any people living and struggling with OCD that his speech may reach. He is passionate about computer science and medical science. He loves to code new programs and discover new possibilities with programming. He also loves to learn about anatomy and physiology, and the mysteries of the human body. After High School, he plans to pursue a career in biomedical engineering, to help develop and construct medical technologies. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx