Lived Experience BlogAnybody can call themselves a therapist.Comment by our Chief Executive, Ashley Fulwood.Ashley Fulwood29th April 2021Share this postThis week I fell for an online confidence trick that cost me £93 pounds, I was misled. Admitting this is embarrassing, but …
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCD & RelationshipsBy OCDUKYA Abby”Please keep talking to others and opening up. No matter how guilty OCD makes you feel, remind yourself that OCD is a bully and wants you to suffer. Your feelings of guilt are …
NEWS: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) say no to Deep Brain Stimulation.DBS for OCD Not Recommended Earlier today (28th April 2021) NICE published its interventional procedures guidance (IPG693) for the use of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in …
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCD & RelationshipsBy OCDUKYA CelesteThe latest theme for the Young Ambassadors is called ‘OCD & Relationships’. Celeste has created this Illustration to portray the effects that OCD can have on relationships below. Please complete our short, anonymous …
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCD & RelationshipsBy OCDUKYA CharlotteOCD can have a truly detrimental effect on relationships with family and friends. It can sometimes be difficult for those close to you to truly understand the debilitating mental anguish that someone suffering …
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCD & RelationshipsBy OCDUKYA IsabelMy family are very supportive with my OCD, but it has affected our relationship. For example, the incessant checking with my mum must be exhausting for her, even though she doesn’t show it. …
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCD & RelationshipsBy OCDUKYA Ella OCD affects every aspect of your life. For me personally, it has had a big impact on my relationships with people. It has made some relationships more of a struggle for me …
I’ve seen so much stigma in the media lately surrounding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Whilst it’s usually water off a ducks back, the pandemic has unravelled some hard stigma busting work. People and companies with big platforms have been trivialising OCD.
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCD & RelationshipsBy OCDUKYA Leo In terms of family and friends, I can’t deny that OCD has affected those relationships. For example, I can’t stay over often at people’s houses, and my parents have to help me …
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCD & RelationshipsBy OCDUKYA Molly”I made this poster months ago to motivate me and help me to see how lovely life can be again once I’m better from my OCD.” – Molly Please complete our short, anonymous …
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCD & RelationshipsBy OCDUKYA AnnaOCD took over my relationships. It became such a large part of me that it felt like the relationships I had were no longer between me and the person but between OCD and …
OCD in the MediaHollyoaks to air character’s struggle with OCDOCD-UK working alongside actress Alex Fletcher and Hollyoaks makers Lime PicturesArticle published: 20th April 2021Share this postHollyoaks actress Alex Fletcher Earlier this month, Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks confirmed that the character Diane …
