I have no idea what I'm doing here...big statement? It could apply to both writing a blog and life itself. I used to feel that way about life, 'why am I even existing?' I say existing because having Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) makes it hard to truly live. My purpose is clearer these days... I exist to beat it! Then to educate others regarding the nature and awful impact it can have on people's worlds. Yet there is far more to a person than an illness so my plan is to learn how to be...just 'be'... without it. I have just spent 5 months fighting to obtain specialist treatment and am currently awaiting news of funding. Through this blog, I hope to share my journey from existing with OCD to living beyond it, including glimpses of my past, snippets from the present, and more excitingly, intentions for the future.