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Hannah – Making A Difference

OCD-UK 10th April 2019 OCD-UK Young Ambassadors 1 Comment

I remember this being a very frightening and lonely time as I didn’t know what was ‘wrong’ with me.Hannah Hi, my name is Hannah, I’m currently 19 and have suffered with OCD since I was about 14. From what I …

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Robyn – Climbing the Mountain

OCD-UK 3rd April 2019 OCD-UK Young Ambassadors 1 Comment

Hey, my name is Robyn, I am 14 years old and I was diagnosed with intrusive thoughts OCD in May 2017. Here is my story… People started to notice, laugh and question me but I had no answer.Robyn The first …

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