Running for my Life

Yes, it’s true. You heard it here first. I’m now officially a runner. A slow runner, but a runner nonetheless. We all know that exercise has been proven to be good for your mental health. There are so many articles out there about it. It’s in the news. Our Doctor tells us to do it. …

My Experience with a Psychiatrist

If you enjoy reading about my life enough you will have already read my last post on how my big adult life has been very up and down… (sneaky link for those of you who haven’t…) Anyway, one of the main things that has happened has been that my OCD has become so loud that …

Life is a Rollercoaster

Long time no see… And what better way to jump back into the blogging world than with a title of a Ronan Keating song?! To give you a brief update on my life since my last blog post, I have: Graduated and am now officially a qualified counsellor (yippee!) Successfully(ish) lived with a boy Had …

Is There Such a Thing as ‘No Reason’?

Firstly I want to apologise for my lack of blogging recently. If you read my last post 'Life Changes & Update' you’ll know that I very recently got offered a job that I’ve pretty much been working towards my whole life. As well as this, I’ve moved out of my family home and in with …

Guest Blog Post: Alice

Alice Sainsbury is an Australian writer and development producer who has been living in London for the past five years. This year, she brought her second one-woman cabaret, Sometimes I Adult, to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She was diagnosed with OCD, separation and social anxiety and body dysmorphia, when she was fourteen by her first …

Guest Blog Post: Dater Analysis

‘Dater Analysis’ is a CBT therapist who works with people with anxiety and depression in the UK. She has been working with OCD for 8 years. On her blog, she writes about her experiences of dating and relationships, from a Psychological perspective. A CBT Therapist’s Perspective on OCD Have you every stood on a train …

Guest Blog Post: Sarah (AKA The Pocket Poet)

Sarah (aka The Pocket Poet) is an award-winning poet and writing for wellbeing enthusiast based in Wiltshire. She has lived with various mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders and OCD for as long as she can remember and has always used writing as a therapeutic tool to promote self-awareness and self-expression. She …

Guest Blog Post: Lucy

Lucy is a writer from Manchester who writes for the theatre, internet and whatever other medium she can blag her way into. Her work has been performed at The Bunker Theatre (London), The Kings Head Theatre (London), The Royal Exchange Studio (Manchester) as well as having had two critically acclaimed runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. …

Guest Blog Post: Becca

Becca has had OCD since early childhood, including Pure O, POCD, ROCD, compulsive checking and most recently, contamination OCD with the latter being the most disabling. Following a difficult time at University and a destructive relationship, she started to experience crippling anxiety with regards to dog faeces. More specifically, the fear that she would go …

Life Changes & Update

Over this past month, I have had a lot of changes to adjust to which, although are super exciting, has caused me stress and anxiety. But as I’ve been grappling with this, I’ve asked myself: is it my diagnoses of OCD and anxiety playing a part here or is it just a “normal” response to …