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Ed Renshaw

OCD is not a disease that bothers; it’s a disease that tortures

For all the turbulence OCD brings, and I don’t think I’ll ever be able to fully describe its impact, you […]

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Babus Ahmed

The Fear Of Bad Things, And The Optimism Of Recovery

My therapeutic journey has barely begun but I feel more positive than I have in years. I have wondered many […]

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Stacey Barber

Overcoming OCD And PTSD

All I can say to anyone who has OCD is you can overcome it no matter what it tells you […]

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Melanie Carafa

OCD and Emetophobia: Gaining My Life Back

it is possible to gain your life back Dear all, my name is Melanie, I’m 23 years old and a […]

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Varun Gwalani

Defeating The Pain Of OCD

I try to share my story at every possible opportunity through my writing or through talks, such as my TED […]

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Julie Burnfield OCD Article

Living With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

I always knew I was different. I was a sensitive child. Some of my first memories consist of coming home […]

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Mark Freeman OCD

Ignorance & Total Annihilation: two odd supports for OCD recovery

I don’t have OCD anymore. It is gone, gone. Of course, that wasn’t simple. Many different factors went into getting […]

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Haley

Harm OCD, Religious OCD & Recovery From Them: Haley’s OCD Story

There are so many benefits of having OCD Haley, has bravely shared her story in video format. We found it […]

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Ineke Inkenhaag

Ineke Suffers From Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

With this fallback prevention my OCD is still at a livable level I have OCD and I check everything 4 […]

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Louise Oldridge

From Contamination OCD To The BBC

I was recently interviewed for a BBC Horizon documentary on OCD and I was asked if I would get rid […]

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