From a very
young age, I remember categorising myself as a ‘worrier’. Sometimes it felt
that, as soon as something I was worried about passed or was solved, I moved
straight on to the next thing. Never content with peace of mind.
Nowadays, I
can see this as the very beginnings of my battles with my mental health. Now
that I know what depression, anxiety and OCD are, it doesn’t really seem
surprising to me that I suffer with them. It’s almost as though they are
written into my very being.
Having said
this though, I must emphasise that my experiences with mental ill health have
been (thankfully) quite mild compared to many others I know. However, I still
wanted to share a slice of my story – specifically regarding Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
