After over 18 years of living with debilitating OCD that totally dominated my life I am now completely free of it - which is something I had never dreamt possible - I thought I would be shackled to it for the rest of my life. I can now do anything I want and the sense of liberation is overwhelming. I am so buoyantly happy and can enjoy life with my lovely family without the tyranny of rules and rituals and constant anxiety.
It hasn't been a sudden change but has taken years of hard work as I have painstakingly unlearned all the OCD ways of being. To use a knitting analogy, I haven't been able to rip out rows and rows of flawed knitting in one fell swoop but instead have had to carefully unpick and reknit each faulty stitch one at a time.
Although I have mentioned my struggle with anxiety and depression on my blog I have never publicly admitted to having OCD - but now I am so proud to have beaten it that I am shouting it from the rooftops!
2013 was a good, good year with many fabulous family camping trips (unthinkable with OCD) and lots of running - including a half marathon!
And the running combined with Weight Watchers means I am starting 2014 five and a half stone lighter! It has taken over 3 years but I'm now at my goal weight (well, I was until Christmas!!) and I feel fantastic! Now my new year's resolutions don't have to start with 'lose weight' as they always have. Ideally I'd like to lose a little bit more - but I don't HAVE to which is brilliant.
So now I am fit in both body and mind, and thin for the first time in 20 years, the world is my oyster! 2014 here I come!!
28 comments:
Fabulous! Well done you on all counts! Hope that you have as splendid a 2014 as you did a 2013 - or even better!
Thats an achievement worth shouting from the rooftops
Well done you, lady. A very happy 2014 to you and yours
Twiggy xxx
Happy new year Lucy and family, well done on all your acomplishments . Once again I'm starting the year with the 'lose weight' resolution so fingers crossed x
What a wonderful and inspiring blog post! Wishing you all the best for a magnificent 2014 xx
Oh my what fabulous news!! You look and sound fantastic, I wish you all the best for 2014 and beyond!!
You look fantastic...skip into a new year
All that hard work, frogging and reknitting.... you are amazing. I am so absolutely thrilled for you Lucy. Go 2014!!!!
Hurrah hurrah hurrah! I'm SO THRILLED by this post Lucy. How utterly brilliant you are xxx
Lucy, that is totally, absolutely, marvelously wonderful news! Big congratulations and a huge hug!
Wow, look out 2014! :)
Hi Lucy, how nice to see you. And well done on all your achievements; these things are never easy. I hope 2014 is your year of wonders. Yay for you!
Congratulations Lucy! That is a perfect start to 2014
Well done you what a wonderful way to start the New Year.
Happy new year. I've just been reading through your lovely blog and I see you're a sick knitter! I've just started knitting 'basic' socks whick I've enjoyed but now want to do something with pattern on. Can I ask where you get your patterns from please and also the wooden things you put into your socks for blocking I presume? Thank you, x
congratulations Lucy, so very happy for you, and best wishes for a new year filled with wonderful things xxx
It's so lovely to hear you so happy and positive - here's to another splendid year!
Wow, what a change. And all for the better.
Wishing you all the very best for 2014
You look great Lucy - you did in the 'before' photo too! I had no idea that you had OCD and am happy to hear that it can be conquered! Happy new Year! x
Hi Lucy,
Happy New Year to you too! Well done on the weight loss! I am already on a project that I call "Last Straw", now you are my inspiration!!! Thanks and keep writing please. Congrats on getting over OCD as well!
Lucy you look absolutely stunning - well done you on the weight loss but more especially on beating the OCD, my nephew's partner is blighted by it and life for both her and him is a real trial - here's to a fabulous 2014 for you and yours
Lucy that is wonderful! You look fantastic and beating the OCD... amazing!!!What an inspiration.
What amazing achievements, blummin well done Lucy! A brilliant position for starting 2014, the world is your oyster x
What an inspiration Lucy! Congratulations on all your hard work and effort. Wishing you an amazing 2014!
Lina x
Yeah OCD, take that and good riddance to you!
WooHoo! Lucy, you look fantastic. Congratulations on all that hard work with a successful outcome. Happy Happy New Year!!!
What an amazing post! Have a bloody BRILLIANT 2014.
Lovely to start the New Year off on such a high one. Wonderful to hear you've managed to overcome such a debilitating issue and you look AWESOME! All that running has definitely paid off. Well done Mrs Locket :)
Happy New Year! Well done to you on overcoming your OCD and losing all that weight. What a terrific start to 2014.
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