Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContact”I created this letter to show how ridiculous and over the top most of the common misconceptions of OCD are. OCD suffers can suffer the symptoms included, but the most important thing is to educate yourself and …
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactA letter to stereotypes – By Lena Dear Stereotypes I do not think you realise how much it hurts to have the thing that scares you most, belittled and treated as if it were a mere phase. …
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactDear Stereotypes, To the girl in my sociology class who called her pretty notes “OCD”. To the Instagram accounts filled with pictures of satisfying order and colour, describing them with my disorder. To the “Friends” fans who nicknamed …
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContact’A letter to stereotypes’ – By Abby 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 …
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCDUKYA Anna OCDUKYA Anna has shared with us her thoughts and feelings towards stereotyping OCD. Thank you, Anna!Stereotypes can be extremely damaging to sufferers of OCD, as it creates a version of OCD which is often very …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
