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 …
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 …
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 …
Isabel – OCD is Poem
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCDUKYA IsabelAs well as this month’s theme of “OCD is…”, I also wanted to share how I intend to try and beat some of the OCD worries that have returned during the pandemic. Understandably, the coronavirus outbreak has …
Lucy – OCD & Theme Changing
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCDUKYA LucyOur Young Ambassador Lucy has used this month’s theme ‘OCD is’ to share with us her experiences of ‘theme changing’ in OCD. Lucy captures the physical feelings that come with intrusive thoughts so creatively. Thank you, …
Anna – OCD is
Young Ambassadors HomeAboutOur PostsContactOCDUKYA AnnaOur Young Ambassador Anna has shared an amazing blog post for this months ‘OCD is’ theme. Thank you Anna! For many people, OCD to them is not even a disorder, but an adjective to describe being …
