Celeste- Christmas & OCD

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactChristmas & OCD By OCDUKYA CelesteFor 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 an extremely difficult time for …

Clary – University & OCD

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactUniversity & OCDBy OCDUKYA ClaryClary 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 or wrong with what support you …

Lauren – OCD & Christmas

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCD & Christmas By OCDUKYA LaurenLauren: “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 are busy trying to hide …

Isabel – Myths Vs Truths

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactMyths Vs Truths By OCDUKYA Isabel I wanted to talk about a comment that I have heard twice recently: the myth that “Everyone has a bit of OCD”. During the pandemic, I understand that many people have …

Lauren – Myths Vs Truths

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactMyths Vs Truths By OCDUKYA LaurenOCD-UK’s Young Ambassador, Lauren, has created this Illustration for us for the ‘Myths Vs Truths’ theme this month. Thank you for sharing Lauren. Please complete our short, anonymous feedback form about Lauren’s …

Brodie – To the recently diagnosed

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactTo the recently diagnosedBy OCDUKYA Brodie At the beginning of your recovery journey, the initial step is to start to manage your OCD. Thank you to OCD-UK Young Ambassador Brodie for their words of hope and encouragement …

Anna – Myths Vs Truths

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactMyths Vs Truths OCDUKYA Anna has shared with us an Illustration to show the trivialisation of OCD Please complete our short, anonymous feedback form about Anna’s post Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact Myths Vs Truths …

Cerys – Recovery

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactRecoveryOCDUKYA Cerys has created this Illustration to portray what recovery means to them. Please complete our short, anonymous feedback form about Cerys’s Illustration Young Ambassadors Home About Our Posts Contact Recovery OCDUKYA Cerys has created this Illustration …

India – Struggling without a diagnosis

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Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactStruggling without a diagnosis – India Diagnoses are really important, but they’re also a privilege. In areas where funding is low or psychiatric demand is high, it can be really challenging to get a diagnosis. I was …