“I'm Zai, residing in Tanzania, a passionate neurotic creature who lives in a world where anything good is possible and loves to write and explore the artistic quarters of this life.
I am strong on raising awareness for things that deserve our attention and consequentially birth actions.
I was an anxious child growing up, in turn having an effect on how I chose to lead my life and how I responded to the environment around me. I honestly couldn't be more glad for it because it made me realise just how truly unique we all are, got me to be entirely myself, and with God's grace, served me well at a whole. I had bouts of OCD when I was a little girl and through my teenage years is when I realised what it actually was, and ever since it's been sporadic, sometimes going weeks, months, or even years without it being a disruption until a wave of stress breaks open my door triggering it causing a flare.
I put forth my gratitude to my beautiful and supportive father who always, in the past many years, encouraged I was more than capable of offering support from my share of experience sequentially making a difference to people's lives just as those who have made a difference to mine. I would like to think his voice played a significant role in gradually getting me here, and for that I remain thankful.
I have always instilled the belief in myself that there's nothing huge in comparative to our Lord, to His blessings around and within us, to know what we are just capable of and that WE ARE in control of our minds enough to toss a fear right out the window, bask in gratitude, and step into who we want to be. I am a woman of faith AND truth and I stand completely devout.”
“My name is Ian and I've struggled with OCD my whole life. I decided last year to turn my life around and start facing my fears and recognize that my mind is hardwired to worry.
Every day is a struggle, but I am working WITH my OCD rather than feeding it by fleeing from it.
I've just finished up a Masters degree in Spain in Film right now and I'm proud to say that this wouldn't have been possible last year. Right now I am working toward making a career out of my dream.
I know everyone who struggles with OCD can recognize this illness as a unique gift to be used to transform our lives into something unique. It requires a different approach, just as someone with a food allergy may be forced to eat healthier, we as OCD sufferers must take our unique abilities to focus and obsess from darkness into the light and truly create beauty.”
