Look... We all deal with fear right? It’s a natural alarm system built in to protect us from harm. What does OCD do with that fear? It elevates it, searches for it, and manipulates it by using our own imagination to fabricate intrusive thoughts to set off our alarms. Us OCDoers are working with a broken system.

I’ve suffered with OCD since a teenager. It progressively got worse, making me feel alone in this world to deal with an issue that I thought only I suffered from. It wasn’t until I learned it had a name - “Obsessive Compulsive Disorder”. And that the stigma surrounding it was unfairly portrayed in movies and television. OCD, so much more than wanting things organized or clean. Let OCD tell it and this monster makes everything life or death.

Now I had something to research, I found others who shared their stories with me, which allowed me to begin my own recovery.

I’m a story teller myself, self proclaimed, sure, but that is my passion. For so long, I’ve been held back, and it wasn’t until I began recovery that I could begin to reach for my dreams seeking my real potential. Not that watered down potential that “Fear” tells us either.

So... on May 25th, 2018, my mother’s birthday, I presented myself with a gift. I quit my job to seek my passion as a professional writer. I’ve written and published a book before, a long time ago, but I rushed it and didn’t really let my creativity shine. So I’ve been working on my craft, working on a 5 book fantasy series, which led me to start this site, Ugh OCD, to share my stories of OCD like others did with me. Aspiring to help others like others have helped me.

See... I have a different perspective on OCD now during recovery, compared to when it ruled over all of my actions. OCD is a serious foe, but what if in recovery, we can turn that foe to an ally. That’s my focus now as I seek to be ugh champion over OCD.

Very similar to the protagonists I write about in my fantasy series titled “Plush”. It’s narrated by FEAR and bounces back and forth as the protagonists’ helper and foe. I’ve recently finished my manuscript for book 1 of 5 and I look to provide the entire first book here, free to subscribers.

So whether you want my perspective on Fear, anxiety, and that monster we call OCD, or you wanna dive right into the world of “Plush”, subscribe here and get awesome updates and content from Ugh OCD.

My goal is to provide an outlet for those with OCD who feel alone in this struggle. You’re not. We’re in it with you.