Hannah's Story

Since I was 14 (I’m 18 now) I have suffered from contamination OCD and checking OCD.

I over-wash which leads to really dry hands and have to count so many things I do, my OCD also means I check for illnesses a lot.

It’s difficult because you feel you can’t move on to do something else until you’ve counted to the right number or washed a certain part because something bad could happen.

For a long time I couldn’t tell anyone because I was ashamed and thought I was the only one however recently have I plucked up the courage to start telling people and decided to go to the doctors to get professional assistance,

Because of this and because I want to help raise awareness for this debilitating mental illness which can affect many aspects of day to day life I took on this challenge to climb Snowdon, and I thank all my supporters who helped me.🧡

The fundraising challenge became a great therapeutic exposure too, because whilst I was hiking I also camped for two days which because of my contamination fears was as challenging as the hike itself!  But I did it, and I am so proud of myself.

For anybody reading this who does add to my fundraising total, thank you in anticipation of your support, Hannah.