Amy – Illustration Month

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOur OCDUKYA Amy has shared an Illustration with us for our Illustration theme this February. The words below the picture portrays how OCD isn’t always obvious and although the illustration shows that Amy is smiling, Amy is …

Natasha – Illustration

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContact This is OCDUKYA Natasha. Our February theme for the Young Ambassador Project is Illustration! Natasha kindly shared with us her creative Illustration which represents what it can be like to have OCD. We LOVE her work. Natasha …

My OCD – Sorcha

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My OCDBlog post by: Sorcha McCaffrey London and Manchester First published on: 15 Feb 2019 I had this gut wrenching feeling of recognition, and I realised that the frightening spiral of intrusive thoughts and compulsions I had been stuck in …

Celeste – OCD

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactCeleste – OCDYoung Ambassador Celeste has kindly shared with us her creative and brilliantly written poem to contribute to ‘Poetry Month’, for the OCDUKYA project. Thank You Celeste, well done for sharing. As I descend into the …

Lena – Letting Go

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactI don’t remember a life without you, you have helped me cope when I couldn’t understand. You have given me distractions when things got too hard, you comforted me when I couldn’t cry. You gave me something …

Mia – Day After Day

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactMia – ‘Day After Day’Our Young Ambassador Mia has contributed to our OCDUKYA ‘Poetry Month’ by sharing this brilliant poem with us.My OCDby MiaWhen I try to close my eyes it likes to creep inside my mind, …

Rose & Rosie – OCD Animation

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactRose & Rosie – OCD AnimationOCD AnimationRose:”When I became a young ambassador for OCD-UK, I knew I wanted to contribute something to the site, but I wanted to make something a bit different to an article about …

Holly – Just My OCD

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactHolly – Just My OCDOur Young Ambassador Holly submitted us this poem for Januarys’ poetry month!Just My OCDby Holly‘I’m So OCD!’ I hear you cry, you’re across the room from me, I let out a sigh… You …

Niamh – Disguised

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactNiamh – Disguised”Hi, my name is Niamh and I’m 17 years old. I was diagnosed with OCD when I was 12. My OCD takes form in excessive hand washing and repeatedly checking plug sockets and door locks. …

Amy – Mess of a life

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactAmy – Mess of a lifeThis poem was written by one of our Young Ambassadors. Amy wrote this after a bad day with the OCD bully and wanted to express her feelings in poetry form, she also …

Lucy – The Monster in my Mind

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactLucy – The monster in my mindThis poem was written by OCD-UK Young Ambassador Lucy who is 18 years old. The monster in my mindby LucyThe monster in my mind Moved in when I was sixteen,  Unloading his …

Parents: You ask – we answer

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Online Q&A video for parentsAs you may already be aware, the National Lottery Community Fund has granted us funding for a brand-new parents project which has been shaped and designed specifically for parents of children and teenagers with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. …