Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContact’Dear Stereotypes’ – By Hannah This month we are focusing on stereotyping OCD. The stigma behind OCD can be very deflating for people who suffer from it, and can also prevent people who do suffer from OCD …
Marika – OCD is
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCDUKYA Marika OCD is… There it is the shapeshifter the thief weaving its web like cage all-encompassing consuming all it touches inciting fear so paralyzing unprecedented thieving, lying guilt-tripping and overbearing with its fiendish scrutiny it …
Introducing Arden
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCDUKYA Arden As some of you may know, (but most of you don’t) I am diagnosed with OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder), and I was lucky enough to be selected as a Young Ambassador! I would love to answer …
Celeste – OCD is (Illustration)
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCDUKYA Celeste For this month’s theme, Celeste created an incredible illustration and surrounded it by words which describe how OCD feels to those who suffer from it, and those who love someone who suffers from it. Thank …
Grace – Stronger
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCDUKYA Grace “An illustration I did to remind anyone who is feeling a bit rubbish and needs a reminder of how strong they are!”- Grace Please complete our short, anonymous feedback form about Grace’s post Young Ambassadors …
Isabel – OCD is Poem
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCDUKYA Isabel As well as this month’s theme of “OCD is…”, I also wanted to share how I intend to try and beat some of the OCD worries that have returned during the pandemic. Understandably, the coronavirus outbreak …
Lucy – OCD & Theme Changing
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCDUKYA Lucy Our Young Ambassador Lucy has used this month’s theme ‘OCD is’ to share with us her experiences of ‘theme changing’ in OCD. Lucy captures the physical feelings that come with intrusive thoughts so creatively. Thank …
Anna – OCD is
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCDUKYA Anna Our Young Ambassador Anna has shared an amazing blog post for this months ‘OCD is’ theme. Thank you Anna! For many people, OCD to them is not even a disorder, but an adjective to describe …
Emily – ‘OCD is’
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCD is… Our new theme for the Young Ambassadors is called ‘OCD is’. The aim is to focus on what OCD is, so we can break stigma and educate the world on what OCD is not. A …
India – ‘OCD is’
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactIndia – OCD is Some of you may know that we recently had a competition on our social media and forums, to win a free eBook. To enter the competition, each person had to send us one …
Heather – OCD & Lockdown
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactHeather – Lockdown ‘Clean hands regularly’, ‘clean surfaces regularly’, ‘avoid crowded areas’, ‘avoid contact’. Are these quotes from my thoughts or advice the government has been giving? The answer is both. The things I have been discouraged …
