Leo – OCD & Relationships

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCD & RelationshipsBy OCDUKYA Leo In terms of family and friends, I can’t deny that OCD has affected those relationships. For example, I can’t stay over often at people’s houses, and my parents have to help me …

Molly – OCD & Relationships

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCD & RelationshipsBy OCDUKYA Molly”I made this poster months ago to motivate me and help me to see how lovely life can be again once I’m better from my OCD.” – Molly  Please complete our short, anonymous …

Anna – OCD & Relationships

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCD & RelationshipsBy OCDUKYA AnnaOCD took over my relationships. It became such a large part of me that it felt like the relationships I had were no longer between me and the person but between OCD and …

Lucy – OCD & Relationships

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCD & RelationshipsBy OCDUKYA LucyLucy The monster in my mind promised to be my best friend. Sixteen years old, pals with inside jokes, secret handshakes and sleepovers. A sister who was irritating but loveable, skipped the rebellious …

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Mia – OCD & Taboo thoughts

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCD & Taboo thoughtsAn Illustration by OCDUKYA Mia”Even if you think these thoughts are you, they are not!” – Mia Please complete our short, anonymous feedback form about Mia’s post

Erin – Illustration

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContact”I’ve messed everything up”An Illustration by OCDUKYA Erin Please complete our short, anonymous feedback form about Erin’s post

Sam – OCD & Taboo thoughts

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactTaboo ThoughtsBy OCDUKYA Sam Intrusive thoughts, so much taboo surrounds them. In some ways I can understand why, OCD can give you all sorts of nasty thoughts that are completely against your morals as a person. You may …

Leo – OCD & Taboo Thoughts

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactTaboo ThoughtsBy OCDUKYA Leo LeoIt’s something that doesn’t get talked about much because, well, it’s taboo. But the issue with that is many young people with OCD worry about these taboo thoughts in their brain, and fear talking …

Emily – To my parents & friends

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactFor my parents & friends By OCDUKYA Emily To my parents & friends,I know I seem irrational, always on high alert and hostile, but my mind doesn’t work quite the same way as yours. I know it seemed …

Mia

Mia – The thought that likes to stay

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactThe thought that likes to stayA Poem by OCDUKYA Mia This thought in my mind, I think about it all the time. When I’m up, when I’m down, it turns my life upside down. However hard I try …

Ella D – Stigma

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCD & StigmaBy OCDUKYA Ella”There’s a certain stigma around OCD. It’s always girls with the colour coordinated pens and people telling them how “OCD” they are, and them agreeing and loving it. Or how someone with a …

Charlotte C – Illustration

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCD IllustrationBy OCDUKYA Charlotte CThese fantastic illustrations were created by OCDUKYA Charlotte, to portray what OCD feels like. Thank you for sharing with us Charlotte. Please complete our short, anonymous feedback form about Charlotte’s post