In July one of our amazing #FantasticFundraisers Hannah Nelson successfully climbed Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales at an elevation of 1,085 metres above sea level. She told us why she decided to take on this challenge for OCD-UK and …
The onset of OCD at a young age can be distressing and confusing for children, young people and their families. Sue Millichap, OCD-UK’s Children and Young People’s Lead, is currently working on projects aimed at young people aged 13 to …
Well hello to you, and hello to our BRAND NEW website. Months in the making, we’re delighted to launch the beta version of our brand new website, we hope you like it! But before we tell you all about it, …
The Nottingham and Derby OCD Support Groups are open to anyone affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, be they sufferers, family members or friends. We provide an informal meeting where people affected by OCD can talk to others in a friendly, understanding …
Just remember OCD isn’t a life sentence, it’s a learning curve. Something that life threw at you to say “Try this one on for size” with hard work and believing in recovery you can overcome it.Jessica Hello there, my names …
If 26 year old Laura Greenway looks familiar, you may have seen her on TV’s ‘Trust Me, I’m a Doctor’ or you may have seen her on social media, or at one of her many exhibitions. Laura is making a …
Dr. Lucy Oldfield is a practising Clinical Psychologist working in a primary care adult mental health setting in the NHS alongside lecturing at Goldsmiths on the Foundations in Clinical Psychology and Health Services MSc programme. Her clinical work is focused around anxiety …
You may be thinking ‘Hang on a minute, what’s up with this title? That’s not the way it works.’ And you’d be right, but please allow me to explain. You know every now and again you get those quizzes that …
As a parent, carer, significant other living with a person with a mental health condition is a minefield. There is no rule book, no handy cheerful, yellow ‘Guide for Dummies… ‘, until, during and after diagnosis you’re winging it! At …
Facebook has come under a huge amount of flack recently… and maybe the tide of social media is changing?… however, for me, it has been a huge force for good. As a direct result of this website I have traced …
Over the weekend we were asked to intervene after concerns had been raised by our followers about misuse of OCD in a job advert by an hotel and wedding venue in Swansea. The venue were seeking staff with perfectionist traits, …
Earlier this week we highlighted concerns that had been raised by our followers about two products being sold by a national retail outlet, The Range. The two products, wall art saying (I have OCD, Obsessive Cake Disorder), were considered inappropriate …
