Introduction
Through everyday challenges I found a way to transfer my anxieties into poetry, a way of self expression and a coping strategy where I could release my obsessive thoughts into word art and through that process acknowledge any underlying concerns.
Writing is my therapy of which my very much prevalent long time companion OCD is a big part of my life and will continue to be just that... a part of my life and a part of what makes me, me.
In everyday life my reactions contradict my emotions. I get overwhelmed whether I am happy or sad and regularly panic about the tiniest of details. Yet it can have a positive impact too. I hyper focus on the beauty all around me. This hyper focus can be a heavy burden to think about when I go through a traumatic event, leaving me with days of obsessive hand washing, repeating actions and repetitively questioning my every move. Living with OCD is far from normal, so I created a space for me to channel all my obsessive thoughts through writing about them and of life experiences and emotions I go through creating a collection of poetry.