What is OCD? (And Me Rambling)

Hey guys! Blogging is sort of like therapy for me. You guys are the people that I come to when I'm sad, happy or have something to share that no-one else will listen to me ramble on about, I enjoying writing things down and I hope you don't mind all the emotional posts coming your way. Today post is going to be an updated version (from a girl who now knows a bit more about blogging) of one of my first posts explaining what OCD is. My OCD has gotten a lot worse under the stress so I'm just going to talk it out and hopefully educate some of my new readers.

OCD stands for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. From a technical point of view it is very serious mental illness that causes "real" anxiety and even panic attacks for some but since OCD is a mental illness, it goes far beyond it's technical meaning. If you have OCD, you will completely understand me when I say that you become a slave for the voice inside your head. If it tells you to walk on and off a mat five times on each foot them you will do it because you have experienced all that anxiety that comes if you don't. If I, personally, don't carry out my order them I know that I will have another sleepless night where I worry about anything and everthing.

I don't really want to explain what OCD is because if I did them we would be here until Christmas! By the way are you excited for Christmas? I am! That subject changed fast! Thank you again for all of your support. Somebody at school talked to me about my Dad and I didn't know that she knew this blog existed! That was really nice because I now know that I am reaching a wider audience than I knew about. And that it's a small world. Thanks for reading and listening me ramble on in this outro once again! I love you guys, byeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

xxx

Catherine

Pain and An Idea

Hey guys! I have been abandoning my blog for obvious reason but I'm not going to cut myself any more slack - I'm going to try to post everyday (or near it). Today's post is going to be about pain - mental and physical.

The number one thing to remember about pain is that it only lasts so long. It is an easy thing to forget when you are going though it but try to see the light at the end of thge tunnel - it is there even if it is distant and the dark is the only thing you have ever known, YOU WILL GET THROUGH. And I am always hear to listen and give advice, in fact I want to start a little email where you can send me your problems, would you like that idea? I don't mind how bad your problem is, I share a lot of things with you and I hope your comfortable doing the same. I can share my answer on this blog or privately, tell me which you would prefer. What do you think I should call the email? Tell me in the comments. You also ask for help using my twitter but only in 140 characters, feel welcome to tweet me with #SmileyCentralAdvice if your problem can fit in that amount of characters.

I have inherited a pretty good camera - the Nikon D3100 and I have filmed three or four inspirational videos. I tried to upload them and YouTube either said 400 minutes remaining or 2000 minutes remaining, I will try to upload them at school because we have been having WiFi problems. I'm not going to make any promises to you because I don't want to disappoint you but I am trying really hard to get those up, thanks for being patient.

I love you guys so much and I would just like to address the lovely people who left comments on my last post - thank you for the support, if feel like I'm not alone and I can talk to you all. I think I might do a post on how I'm feeling on one of the bad days. You guys have been so supportive, patient and understanding, thank you so much!

I love you!

xxx

Catherine

Posting Schedule

I know that I have literally just said that Smiley Central is going to be better but I have just found out that my dad has passed away so my posting schedule is going to be unpredictable. I am going to try to do the #FindingYourself episode but I'm sure you lovely readers will understand if don't.

Thank you for understanding.

xxx

Catherine

Smiley Central Is Changing . . .

#YOLO is going through a bit of re-branding, it has a new name that fits with the series much better:

#FindingYourself

I think it's better, but that is just the start of this re-branding!

In the first episode, I said that each episode would be a challenge type thing and that I want you to complete one of the challenges per series but that isn't my aim with the second series, for this one I just want you to take into consideration what I am saying, I also usually have a statement or question at the end now, I think that that is how many series to come will work.

I want to have more episodes and I will have the time to write them in the holidays. Please tell me because I need to know what the people think!

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This blog has many posts, some of them are not that great and some of them are amazing. The one thing that I have never really known about my blog is what catagory it falls under. I said in a recent #YOLO (or should I say #FindingYourself) I said that you should be who you want to be so I'm going to take my own advice and decide what direction I want to take this blog. I have the perfect catagory, you probably haven't heard of it because I made it up. It's called Perspective Improvement. That's the road that we are going down.

I am going to be adding in little snippets of things for the look of this blog and I might have a full re-design, I feel that we need a fresh start. I'm also going to be doing something I thought I would never do - delete and edit (get your screenshots now) some of the not-so-great posts from post marathons and from the days where I forced myself to post everyday even when I had no ideas for quality content.

I will be post twice a week and one of those posts will be a #FindingYourself episode. If I have an idea for quality content outside of my schedule and I have the time to post it then I will but I have decided to be more picky on what I publish.

I hope you're glad about the changes to this blog, I am excited to have a bigger and better blog. Here's to the future!

xxx

Catherine

#YOLO | Series 2 Episode 3 - Kind or Right?

When you have the choice between being kind and being right, which will you choose?

One the one hand, you can be right. But this leads to fights with the ones you love. If you continue to make this decision, you might lose the people you care about. But at least you are right and you have proven your point.

On the other hand you can be kind. You keep the peace with your loved ones. If you keep making this choice, the people you love may notice and thank you for it. You will feel good about yourself because you have been a good person.

Next time you need to make the decision between being right or kind, which will you choose?

xxx

Catherine