OCD-UK frequently speak out against numerous examples of OCD misuse, some of which gains national media coverage. Despite making our reasons clear, some observers often fail to understand the significant point about why we choose to speak out against the …
Yesterday was World Mental Health Day and today marks the start of OCD Awareness Week. While some attitudes towards mental health have improved, mental health stigma still exists, and in some cultures, disproportionately so. Unfortunately, as Loose Women showed again …
This week is #BFRBweek, a week dedicated to highlighting the impact of Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours (BFRBs). OCD-UK are happy to support the work of organisations that aim to raise awareness of BFRBs and we hope this post will help highlight …
The uncomfortable truth is that retailers and the media play a part in perpetuating misconceptions and adding to the stigma around some mental health problems, like OCD, and that can and does discourage people from seeking help. The fact is …
After battling with paralysing anxiety in 2017, London-based artist and producer Emily Underhill, was diagnosed with a subset of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, that is sometimes called Harm OCD. Known professionally as Tusks, Emily was keen to be vocal about her …
We know it’s still only October, and we all get irritated at shops that sell Christmas products way too early, but we were actually asked in early August about our Christmas Cards (do we get brownie points for waiting until …
One of us has to go They say you should never judge a book by its cover. What do they know? This is a fabulous debut novel by Katja Schulz, a German born UK based writer, and made all the …
Described as refreshingly honest and ground breaking, ‘Pure’ is Channel 4’s new comedy drama based on the fantastic book Pure by Rose Bretécher (pen name), which starts this evening. We loved Rose’s book and we’re looking forward to enjoying the series …
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 …
