My struggle with OCD and other mental health conditions. My life with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and other mental health problems. Things have been getting on top of me mental health wise but a lot has happened since the last update around 2 years ago. So, where do I start? Well, I guess I should start with the OCD seeing as that is what the main theme of this blog is. Unfortunately this is no .

The Diary of a Girl with OCD. Celebrities with Other Mental Illnesses. An update and moving forward. Secondly, I had a small pot of chocolate sponge for pudding.

I have recently looked back over my previous blog posts and there was one in particular that stuck out to me. It was my attempt to summarise why I felt my OCD is so misunderstood, in relation to my own situation and experiences. I have taken the opportunity to update this post for OCD Awareness Week 2014, and to explain why this week is so important to me. 1 My anxieties are invisible.

My fight against Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Something must have changed the chemical imbalance in my brain to make me respond differently to anxiety. I wish it was just as easy to change it back. My very first session of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helped me realise what life event changed the chemical imbalance for me but it is something I am not willing to share. I attend therapy on a Saturday morning and during the week, I expose myself to the things that make me anxious so that.