OCD Awareness Week 11-17 October
OCD Awareness Week, 11-17 October, helps to dispel the myths about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, breaks the stigma around mental illness, provides education about the disorder and how to support those affected.
Attendees at our last OCD Support Group were asked what they wanted people to know about OCD. Here’s what some of them told us:
- “Intrusive thoughts about taboo topics don’t mean you are a bad person.”
- “OCD targets the things you value most, making you fearful of going against/losing them.”
- “OCD has made me doubt everything about myself, my intentions, my values and am I even a good person? But the one thing I grieve the most since being diagnosed is the loss of time.”
- “OCD is not just about cleanliness.”
- “How time-consuming and exhausting it is, it affects me in my day-to-day life.”
For more information on our support group please have a look here.
The next session is being held on Thursday, 22 October, 5.30 -6.30pm at our Teddington office, with a topic of ‘Intrusive Images’. If you’d like to join in please contact our Mental Health Peer Support Worker, Paddy: p.downing@raid.charity.
