Before, I was afraid. I was scared. I was anxious. I felt isolated. I felt confined. I was not me. It wasn’t normal. My OCD was severe, and the OCD Monster took over my life. I felt controlled. I couldn’t do what I wanted to do. It was like a war between me and the monster. I felt like I had no help at all. Doing everything 3 times, constantly washing my hands, completing everything perfectly until it was PERFECT. But no one is perfect. So my compulsions had no logical outcome. It was a trap. I thought I had lost all hope… until Victoria and CBT! When I first met Victoria via video call, I felt nervous, but also determined to defeat this monster who completely controlled who I was. On the first session we had together, we completed a check-up… to see how severe my OCD was. And it was much worse than I  thought. But the only way to defeat a monster, is to trick the monster. Victoria’s ways of overtaking the OCD monster were genius. We began portraying the monster on paper, imagining what it looked like and what it was feeling and why it was forcing my brain to do things I didn’t want to do. We started testing compulsions, making the monster think that I was going to give in… but that was the trick. At first, I did give in, and that was completely fine, because it was a learning process. As the sessions went on, I progressed each time, and eventually, I won the battle. Gradually, I became VICTORIous more and more. The OCD monster was shrinking day by day. I finally felt in control of my life again; even if it was just a small part of my life, it was still a small part of my life I had control of. And that was another battle won. Over time, I became more triumphant. It was like a war. I was conquering the OCD monster until it became a piece of NOTHING! I remember the few days where I felt completely in control of my life again. It was just so… freeing. I was excited! I was elated! I was over the moon! I felt FREE! I WAS FREE! All of mine and Victoria’s hard work had paid off! Don’t get me wrong, I sometimes have little slips, little bumps in the road where the monster comes back for a split second, and then disappears again. Those times will always occur. But that is just who we are. Victoria has not only helped me with my OCD, but also with any problems I have in my life. She is such an AMAZING person who I will always remember. I cannot thank you enough, Victoria, for all of the help you have given me. I cannot thank you enough, for saving me. You have helped me, my family, my friends. Before, they were in it with me, and they still are, but because I am in a much better place, so are they. So thank you, Victoria. Thank you so much! One last thing… before, I was petrified. What was happening to me, I thought wasn’t normal. But Victoria helped me to realise that it was normal. Everybody feels anxious, afraid and have immense worries in their life. Now, I realise that (with Victoria’s  guidance), what was happening to me was normal. I am free. And one day, you will be too.