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Anonymous

My “No Googling Symptoms” rule

Even in the most emotionally traumatic moment of my life, obsessive thoughts flowed through my mind.  Although, at the time, […]

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Toughness and beauty in OCD recovery

It was my 7th or 8th Christmas when my first intrusive thought came to my mind. I was in my […]

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In my mind there was a WAR

I hadn’t washed in 2 weeks, I couldn’t flick the switch back to ‘Off’ because I was too consumed trying […]

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The warrior within

OCD has been a part of my life for many years. It has taken me 33 years to accept that […]

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This is my story, but it is still being written

My name is Alexandria and this is my story about disability and mental health. I was first diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive […]

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That is progress. And that is a good day.

As of writing this, I am about two weeks away from turning twenty-one years old. I am finishing my last […]

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We are not the only ones with these thoughts

Here I am finally going to share some of the thoughts that I have struggled with the past four years. […]

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My acceptance of its permanence

I know these stories are are almost specifically meant to inspire through stories about progression. I have progressed through the […]

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I’m getting there

I have felt inspired to share my story about OCD, in part because I have finally realised how much it […]

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I stepped onto the road to recovery

My OCD story doesn’t have a start date. I can’t reach back through my memory and pinpoint a day, a […]

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