Blog Intro

My name is Jessica Jones and this is my blog. Most of you have probably known someone who has a mental illness or heard of someone that does at some point in your life. The stigma surrounding such illnesses clouds the truth and makes life even more difficult for those who have them. Perhaps you rushed to a certain idea you have in your head about what a person with such an illness might be like. Crazy? Weird? I've heard them all.
OCD in particular seems to have a certain perception in the media as someone who is neat and orderly. Perhaps some of you think of it as a term used to describe people with such characteristics instead of thinking of it as an actual illness. I wouldn't blame you if you did, there is not enough people telling the truth about it. Well, I will try to do just that here. I am Jessica and I was diagnosed with OCD when I was seven years old.