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Lena – Dear Parents

Zoe Wilson 23rd February 2021 OCD-UK Young Ambassadors Leave a Comment

Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact A letter to Parents By OCDUKYA Lena Dear Parents, I know it is tough seeing your child suffer the way that OCD makes them do. I know it is hard when you feel …

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Rachel – What I would like my loved ones to know

Zoe Wilson 19th February 2021 OCD-UK Young Ambassadors Leave a Comment

Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact What I would like my loved ones to know A Poem by OCDUKYA Rachel There’s a lot of things about OCD that people don’t know, so, here’s what I would like my loved …

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Anna – What I would like my loved ones to know

Zoe Wilson 19th February 2021 OCD-UK Young Ambassadors Leave a Comment

Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact What I would like my loved ones to know By OCDUKYA Anna Dear Parents, It is not your fault. I understand many parents believe they are to blame when their child develops OCD, …

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Lucy – What I would like my loved ones to know

Zoe Wilson 9th February 2021 OCD-UK Young Ambassadors Leave a Comment

Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact What I would like my loved ones to know By OCDUKYA Lucy It started with red hands. Tapping on a door frame three times before I walked out of a room. Flinching at …

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Helena – Recovery

Zoe Wilson 9th February 2021 OCD-UK Young Ambassadors Leave a Comment

Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact Recovery By OCDUKYA Helena “Recovery to me is finally accepting that it is okay to reach out and accept help. It’s me being fully open and honest with my therapist about my harm …

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OCDUKYA Pledge Wall 2021

Zoe Wilson 5th February 2021 OCD-UK Young Ambassadors Leave a Comment

Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact OCDUKYA Pledge Wall 2021 Throughout January, our young ambassadors have been busy making pledges for 2021. The pledge wall is made up of different pledges that our young ambassadors have created to support …

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Cerys – Christmas & OCD

Zoe Wilson 21st December 2020 OCD-UK Young Ambassadors Leave a Comment

Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact OCD & Christmas By OCDUKYA Cerys This month’s theme for the young ambassador’s project is called ‘OCD at Christmas’. Christmas can be a difficult time for those suffering from OCD, for many reasons. …

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India – Christmas & OCD

Zoe Wilson 18th December 2020 OCD-UK Young Ambassadors Leave a Comment

Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact OCD & Christmas By OCDUKYA India This month’s theme for the young ambassador’s project is called ‘OCD at Christmas’. Christmas can be a difficult time for those suffering from OCD, for many reasons. …

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Mia – OCD & Christmas

Zoe Wilson 16th December 2020 OCD-UK Young Ambassadors Leave a Comment

Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact OCD & Christmas “This is my post for this months theme. It’s about holding on to Christmas spirit, even though for me personally Christmas is the hardest time for me and OCD”. – …

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Celeste- Christmas & OCD

Zoe Wilson 15th December 2020 OCD-UK Young Ambassadors 1 Comment

Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact Christmas & OCD By OCDUKYA Celeste For this theme, Celeste has shared with us a song, because ‘music tends to unite people and connect people throughout the world and time’. Christmas can be …

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Clary – University & OCD

Zoe Wilson 11th December 2020 OCD-UK Young Ambassadors Leave a Comment

Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact University & OCD By OCDUKYA Clary Clary has shared their personal experience of OCD support at University. Thank you Clary, your post is very enlightening and wonderfully written. Remember, there is no right …

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Lauren – OCD & Christmas

Zoe Wilson 11th December 2020 OCD-UK Young Ambassadors Leave a Comment

Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact OCD & Christmas By OCDUKYA Lauren Lauren: “People who experience OCD at Christmas time can feel a lot of pressure to seem or come across as happy, but inside they are exhausted. You …

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