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 …
Lena – A letter to stereotypes
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactA letter to stereotypes – By LenaDear StereotypesI 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. I do …
Lucy – Stereotyping OCD
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 Monica …
Getting the most out of remote therapy
Getting the most out of remote CBTWith the delivery of CBT online now the new norm, we have prepared a guide to help you get the most out of your remote therapy.This article was first published in the OCD-UK magazine …
Abby – A letter to stereotypes
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContact’A letter to stereotypes’ – By AbbyThis 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 …
Anna – Stereotyping OCD
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCDUKYA AnnaOCDUKYA 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 different …
Hannah – Dear Stereotypes
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContact’Dear Stereotypes’ – By HannahThis 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 from …
New Weekly Online OCD Support Groups
We are delighted to say that through funding awarded to OCD-UK by the Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund that from August we will be able to deliver weekly online OCD support groups that will continue for the next 12-months. In …
Marika – OCD is
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 bolts …
Introducing Arden
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 …
Celeste – OCD is (Illustration)
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 …
Grace – Stronger
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 Home …