In this Friday, July 31, 2009 photo, 13-year-old Ashley Bystrom enjoys an afternoon outside with her mother Jacquie Bystrom on their backyard tire swing at their home in Champlin, Minn. Ashley, who has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), wouldn't leave her house or play outside when she was eight-years-old because of her fear of dirt and germs. At 13, she's overcome her fears and spends many afternoons outside drawing and riding her horse. She is sharing her experience with OCD at the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation Conference which begins Friday, Aug. 7, 2009 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Dawn Villella)
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