Thoughts into Actions

I have been wanting to start a youtube/blog for about for about four years now. Every time I came close to creating an account I would always hold myself back and make excuses of how I was not ready...well I have finally came to the conclusion that if I wait until everything is "perfect" in my life then I will NEVER start a youtube channel. My OCD holds me back a lot because I think things have to be perfect or i'm scared of being misunderstood, but then I told myself the OCD can only hold me back...if I let it. I have realized that Im going to have to take it day by day and accept the anxiety feeling of not knowing exactly what I'm doing or how to upload, edit, etc. Its all a learning process and anyone who has ever created a channel or blog has been thru it.

The picture above is on my bed on July 14th, 2013 it's the day I finally took the leap and decided to create a youtube channel. It is also the same day Im starting this blog. I have started another blog before, but I got to intimidated and only wrote a few post...but not this time. I have decided that Im going to continue it because I want to stop talking and dreaming about the things I want to do and actually start dong them.

My Youtube channel/ Blog is going to be about all things girly, pink, sparkly, makeup, hair. DYI projects, How To's, and also get deep and personal and share my story with growing up with serve OCD and having Dermatillomania (compulsive skin picking). I have video clips and pictures of me in the past that I want to show and bring awareness to people that might be suffering from the same disease. Even tho it is something I still struggle with on a daily basics I feel as if Im finally in control of my Skin Picking and I hope to encourage others and help them feel not alone or crazy and give people hope that you can become in control of it and get your life back. 


I think one of the reason I have put off doing youtube and blogging is because I really wasn't ready. I wasn't emotionally strong enough to share my personal experiences and put myself out there when it still had so much control of my life. I feel like for the first time in my life Im in control of skin picking and even tho I know it is going to be something I will always have,,,that doesn't mean that it has to take over my life...If If I can help even one person with my story...then thats more then enough for me! :)

Link to my youtube channel:
My Youtube Channel: JulieBeautyOCD