Surviving OCD and COVID-19 by Dr Lauren Callaghan

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Friend of OCD-UK, Dr Lauren Callaghan, is currently residing in Australia and inspired by the struggles we have been posting about wanted to try and help. So via Instagram she’s recently started posting a series of daily coping strategies and …

OCD and Coronavirus Survival Tips

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If you’re like us, the last thing you want to do is read yet another article or social media post about the coronavirus outbreak (or to give it the official name, COVID-19), but the ongoing public health concerns around the …

OCD and Coronavirus

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OCD and Coronavirus (COVID-19)Comment by Ashley Fulwood Chief executive of OCD-UK and someone with lived experience of OCD.As I lay there in the middle of the night, coughing to the point my chest felt like it was going to explode …

Become an OCD-UK Young Ambassador!

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OCD Young Ambassador ProjectsAre you a young person with OCD? We want you to get involved!The onset of OCD at a young age can be distressing and confusing for children, young people and their families. Our Children, Young People and …

CBT isn’t a talking therapy, it’s a doing therapy

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CBT isn’t a talking therapy, it’s a doing therapyDr. 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 …

Hotel OCD misuse and apology

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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, …