Hello there! I have always loved to write, make and create and I spend a lot of my time getting overexcited about fluffy animals, especially bunnies! I love flowers lots and a good dose of fresh air never goes amiss. Adventures are my favourite, especially in a kayak, but I do love snuggling in bed with a large mug of tea. I find that nature, a duvet, fur, creativity and kindness are the best medicines (aside from actual medicine) and I always aim for those things to be prevalent in my life. I have set this website up in order to potentially help others and end stigmas attached to mental illness.
What is the Bee?
The OCD Bee originated from the way I first described how I was feeling to a professional. I found OCD to be noisy and insistent like a buzzing sound that gets louder and quieter, occasionally lands somewhere and stops for a second or two before the buzzing starts all over again. You can't push it away because you're scared it's going to sting you and you don't want to take that risk so you do everything you can to make the buzzing quieter just without removing the bee. The buzzing, to me, was my obsessional thoughts, images or urges and trying to make it quieter was my compulsions. OCD is just a big bee following sufferers around until they are strong enough to let the bee fly away without being scared of the sting.
My Story
I have been diagnosed with severe OCD with Depression and Anxiety as well as being recovered from Anorexia. It's safe to say that I've seen a lot of psychiatry offices! I have been in therapy since 2013 and am always working hard to improve upon myself and overcome these difficulties. I have been on medication since 2014 and believe that a combination of CBT, ERP and medication is the way to go!