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I'm Melissa. I'm a Young Persons Case Worker for the West Sussex Young Persons Substance Misuse Service and an aspiring Clinical Psychologist. I wanted to start a blog to document the successes and struggles of my everyday life, but also as an attempt to help people become more aware of mental health. As a sufferer of OCD, which stems from emetophobia (the fear of being sick), for 12 years and more recently bouts of depression, I like to think I know at least a small amount about this subject. It's something that troubles me hugely that mental illness is largely ignored or seen as something the individual can just "get over" in today's society. My aim is to reach even just a handful of people to help overcome this. I also want to try and bring tough subjects into conversation, so we can start tackling taboos and stigma that only serve to victimise and isolate. So, as well as making an attempt to log the memories and moments of my life, I'd be ecstatic if I can help some others along the way. Melissa x