Summary of how coronavirus is impacting on people living with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (or more routinely referred to as OCD) is a serious anxiety-related condition where a person experiences frequent intrusive and unwelcome thoughts, commonly referred to as …
Overview of NICE recommended treatment for OCD One of the most commonly asked questions we get from those affected by OCD, is what treatment should I be receiving or expect to receive through the NHS? We think this summary from …
Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact Taboo Thoughts By OCDUKYA Sam Intrusive thoughts, so much taboo surrounds them. In some ways I can understand why, OCD can give you all sorts of nasty thoughts that are completely against your …
Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact Taboo Thoughts By OCDUKYA Leo Leo It’s something that doesn’t get talked about much because, well, it’s taboo. But the issue with that is many young people with OCD worry about these taboo …
Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact For my parents & friends By OCDUKYA Emily To my parents & friends, I know I seem irrational, always on high alert and hostile, but my mind doesn’t work quite the same way …
Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact The thought that likes to stay A Poem by OCDUKYA Mia This thought in my mind, I think about it all the time. When I’m up, when I’m down, it turns my life …
Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact OCD & Stigma By OCDUKYA Ella “There’s a certain stigma around OCD. It’s always girls with the colour coordinated pens and people telling them how “OCD” they are, and them agreeing and loving …
Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact OCD Illustration By OCDUKYA Charlotte C These fantastic illustrations were created by OCDUKYA Charlotte, to portray what OCD feels like. Thank you for sharing with us Charlotte. Please complete our short, anonymous feedback …
Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact 4 Top Tips Top tips for those who have recently been diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, By OCDUKYA Ben – It might seem scary and upsetting right now but it will get better I promise …
Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact What I would tell my younger self A Poem by OCDUKYA Sam If I could go back and tell my younger self that things will be okay, that things will get better, I …
Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact What I would like my loved ones to know By OCDUKYA Ben “I’d like to say despite the difficulty, despite seeing me struggle and being helpless, you’ve stood by my side and never …
Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact OCD & Taboo thoughts By OCDUKYA India “What if you did it? That’s something you’d like to do, isn’t it? You like hurting people, don’t you? Normal people wouldn’t think like this… you’re …
Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact OCD & Taboo thoughts By OCDUKYA Rachel Never allow yourself to feel ashamed about the thoughts you are having. Your thoughts are involuntary and say nothing about you as a person. The fact …
