Rebecca's Blogs

Since the very beginning of my life, I have always experienced anxiety about unpredictability. These episodes aren’t just mere moments of daily stress either. On the contrary, whenever an unexpected change happens my natural reaction is to completely lose control, and have intense meltdowns where I’m uncontrollably yelling as well as thrashing around on the floor. Now I have learned mindfulness exercises (of which I’ll soon discuss) that enable me to gradually pull my mind out of the terror. 

Rebecca was diagnosed with OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) at the age of 16 and have in truth had the condition since she was born. For quite some time there has been quite a lot of speculation and interest about what OCD is and how it feels to live with the condition .... Please read more to find out.

Due to my autism I naturally find change very difficult. Unexpected changes can leave me anxious so routine has always been a comfort to me, however despite feeling content with repetition, I do still become bored with it.