Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContact OCD & Identity By OCDUKYA Becky When you are in therapy, because it takes so much out of you, it can really become a large part of your life. From personal experience, your life can begin …
Erin – Photography
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContact I have been working on this in photography class to show how people do not know how you may be feeling on the inside, and to raise awareness. The title of this is “you never know …
India – The recipe for an OCD
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContact Recipe for an OCD: Mix 100.09g of obsessions with 99.67g of compulsions in a bowl. Pour 80.89ml of intrusive thoughts in and mix well. Add a teaspoon of checking behaviours and a tablespoon of paranoia and …
Becky – OCD & Holidays
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContact OCD during the holidays By OCDUKYA Becky For many young people, the summer holidays are soon approaching or have already started and while this can be an exciting time, it can also be extremely daunting for …
Mia talks OCD with Georgia Lock
Lived Experience Video Mia talks OCD with Georgia Lock OCDUKYA Mia talks all things OCD with actor Georgia Lock. In May, OCD-UK Young Ambassador Mia interviewed Georgia Lock about her OCD experiences. The interview was arranged and planned by Mia and …
Charlotte F – OCD & Education
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContact OCD & Education By Charlotte C In my experience, schools may struggle to understand and to recognise OCD. Before I started CBT in late 2019, my OCD had been particularly bad in a school setting and …
Charlotte C – OCD & Education
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Rachel – OCD & Education
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContact OCD & Education By Rachel OCD does not leave me as I walk through the school gates, it sits next to me in the classroom and walks beside me in the corridor. In exams it scribbles …
Lucy – OCD & Education
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContact OCD & Education By Lucy Education is one of many things that OCD can make more challenging, but it’s such a huge part of a lot of people’s lives that it is, at least for me, …
Rachel – Stigma
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContact OCD & Stigma By Rachel When I’d tell people in school that I had OCD they’d move my pen and ask how it made me feel. Or they’d put a red pencil in a pot full …
Mia talks OCD with Tom Rosenthal
Lived Experience Video Mia talks OCD with Tom Rosenthal OCDUKYA Mia talks OCD with actor and comedian, Tom Rosenthal. Mia In April, OCD-UK Young Ambassador Mia was joined by OCD-UK’s Ashley Fulwood and Zoe Wilson as they interviewed Tom Rosenthal …
Emily – OCD & Education
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContact OCD & Education By Emily Lack of education in OCD creates stigma. Most people my age think that OCD is just cleaning and germs, which can be true, but for a lot of people it’s different …
