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OCD: “The Secret Illness”

People living with the condition are sharing their deepest fears online.
OCD: the secret illness

The fears, thoughts and hopes of people suffering with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) are “being laid bare” on dedicated website, The Secret Illness arts project.

Those living with the debilitating condition are submitting admissions of guilt and shame on The Wall.

According to the NHS, OCD is a mental health condition characterised by unwanted or unpleasant thoughts, images or urges. It is estimated that 12 in 1,000 people are affected by the condition.

Filmmaker, Liz Smith originally started collecting ideas for a documentary on OCD in 2015, but was soon inspired to widen the project as a means for sufferers and artists to explore the condition.

People with the condition are able to post their feelings on The Wall by emailing Liz, who curates the submissions.

The website states: “OCD is an often misunderstood and trivialised mental illness. We want to change that.”

Liz...

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30th March, 2016 https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/blog/2016/03/30/ocd-secret-illness/ Loading comments... Read more

How do you know if you have OCD?

When does conscientiousness behaviour become a problem?
How do you know if you have OCD?

Washing your hands before preparing a meal and checking the door is locked before you leave the house are actions many of us carry out – and indeed it makes good sense to do so. The question is, when do behaviours like this cross the line and become a psychological concern?

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is becoming an increasingly well known term. High-profile celebrities (like David Beckham) are discussing the condition and a range of TV shows and documentaries have surfaced on the subject, raising awareness.

Obsessions are recurrent and persistent urges, thoughts or images. These can be about anything, however they typically revolve around a need for perfect order, preventing something bad from happening or contamination.

Compulsions can be thoughts or behaviours that temporarily relieve the anxiety brought up by the obsession. For example, checking a lock a certain amount of times may relieve the sufferer’s anxiety. The problem is, this...

Tags: OCD
22nd September, 2015 https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/blog/2015/09/22/ocd/ Loading comments... Read more

OCD sufferers more likely to develop schizophrenia

A new study shows a link between OCD and the brain disorder, schizophrenia.

People who have obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) have a higher chance of being diagnosed with schizophrenia or related spectrum disorders, according to a new study.

The research – carried out by scientists at Aarhus University in Denmark – also showed that children of parents with OCD are more prone to developing the complex psychological disorder.

Although the two conditions are very different, former research has shown that they do sometimes overlap. The Danish research team wanted to go one step further by measuring the relative risk of this happening.

By analysing data from three million people born between 1955 and 2006, using incidence rate ratios (IRRs) to establish the potential link between the two disorders, the scientists found a total of 16,321 people developed schizophrenia.

Significantly, 447 of these individuals had been diagnosed with OCD at some point beforehand.

The results also showed that a total of 30,556 people...

Tags: OCD, Schizophrenia
10th September, 2014 https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/blog/2014/09/10/ocd-sufferers-develop-schizophrenia/ Loading comments... Read more

OCD: a sufferer’s story

Trivialised by many, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a condition that can have a huge impact on quality of life.
OCD: a sufferer's story

The term OCD is one many are familiar with, but few truly comprehend the impact it can have on people’s lives. Josh Cannings is 22 and has suffered from symmetry OCD for almost 10 years. Josh has to touch everything with his left and right hands, and his left and right feet an equal amount of times everywhere he goes.

When Josh doesn’t ‘equalise’ he says he feels an intense sense of dread, similar to the feeling you have when you receive bad news about a loved one. This feeling then triggers anxiety or panic attacks if he cannot equalise.

Those suffering from symmetry OCD feel compelled to perform all tasks in a balanced, symmetrical way – this can involve aligning objects or repeating the same action with each side of the body.

Other forms of OCD include:

Checking: This...

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2nd August, 2013 https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/blog/2013/08/02/ocd-a-sufferers-story/ Loading comments... Read more

Postnatal OCD – Kirsty’s story

Kirsty Grocott felt tortured by fears that she would cause harm to her much wanted third child, so a diagnosis of postnatal OCD came as a relief.
Post-natal OCD - Kirsty's story

Kirsty always had a few idiosyncrasies, feeling the need to put things in the ‘right’ place and do things in a certain order. None of these habits caused her trouble and therefore she never sought help.

After she gave birth to her first two children however, she did feel herself indulging in these routines a little more. Kirsty felt the need to keep her surroundings impeccably clean and germ-free to ensure her children didn’t fall ill.

The birth of her third child seemed to trigger an even bigger reaction. A survey conducted by the Nursing Times has suggested that 11% of mothers suffer from postnatal OCD, but many mothers are unaware that this is an illness in its own right.

Kirsty’s troubled thoughts regarding cleanliness soon took a new form after a near trip down the...

Tags: OCD
28th June, 2013 https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/blog/2013/06/28/post-natal-ocd-kirstys-story/ Loading comments... Read more

What is the outcome of Men’s Health Awareness Week?

Men’s Health Awareness Week last week started a discussion about men and mental health – but will this inspire long-term changes in the way people think and react to mental health problems in men, or will it just be forgotten?
Men's Health Week

One man who participated in the awareness week was men’s group coordinator Kenny D’Cruz. Kenny developed mental health problems after travelling to Britain as a refugee from Uganda.

When his father was declared an enemy of the state, he, his younger brother and his mother flew to Britain while his father had to be smuggled out of the country. His father’s parting words at the airport were ‘You are the head of the family now, you must look after your brother and mother.’

For a young child that is an impossible demand, and one which Kenny carried around for months as they made their way through a series of refugee detention centres, wondering if they’d ever see their husband...

Tags: Mental Health, OCD
19th June, 2013 https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/blog/2013/06/19/what-is-the-outcome-of-mens-health-awareness-week/ Loading comments... Read more

Celebrity chef seeks counselling after he is caught stealing

Antony Worrall Thompson has announced he is to seek counselling after he was caught shoplifting a variety of goods from supermarket chain Tesco.

Thompson, most famous for his long stint on Ready Steady Cook recently hit the headlines after stealing a small number of groceries from his local Tesco store on five separate occasions.

Thompson’s trivial actions were caught by the in-store security camera, which shows him on one particular occasion paying £180 for three crates of champagne but then stealing £4 worth of other groceries.

The 60-year-old has said that he is extremely embarrassed by his actions and can’t provide an explanation as to why he felt compelled to steal the goods, which in total amounted to around £100.

Speaking to The Express he said that his business and finances were not to blame, though he did report feeling very tired after working long hours.

“I don’t know what broke the camel’s back and sent me...

Tags: OCD
20th January, 2012 https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/blog/2012/01/20/celebrity-chef-seeks-counselling-after-he-is-caught-stealing/ Loading comments... Read more

The misuse of mental health terms – is it acceptable?

The weather has been ‘bipolar’ this week, a neat and tidy friend has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and someone who tried to chat you up in a bar was as awkward as someone with Asperger’s.
The misuse of mental health terms – is it acceptable?

Using mental health terms as if they are clichés has become commonplace in the past few years, we hear them dropped into conversation as though they are just any other word, but as much as the people who say them don’t do so out of malice, are they accurate and more importantly, are they acceptable?

Much research has suggested that using mental health terms to describe personality traits is becoming increasingly common, with a 2007 study of the terms “schizophrenia” and “schizophrenic” in the UK media revealing that 11% of the references were metaphorical.

According to consultant psychiatrist Arun Chopra who works at Queen’s Medical Centre based in Nottingham, using these terms so flippantly can have a negative impact upon...

Tags: Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depression, OCD, Personality Disorders, Schizophrenia
14th October, 2011 https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/blog/2011/10/14/the-misuse-of-mental-health-terms-is-it-acceptable/ Loading comments... Read more

Do you have a mental health problem?

Times online have recently created a number of questionnaires to help you determine if you might have a mental illness. If you are worried that your winter blues might be something a little more serious then find out if you need to seek help. We are all guilty of using the terms stressed and depressed quite flippantly to describe our mood, but how do we know when this is actually becomes a serious problem?

Listed below are just a few mental illnesses that could be affecting you or a member of your family. For more information visit Times Online, where all questionnaires featured are available, plus a number of others related to mental health.

Bipolar Disorder is a mental health condition featuring extreme mood swings. If you think you might have Bipolar disorder or are worried for someone you know visit the

Tags: Counselling, Depression, Drugs/medication, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, OCD, Personality Disorders, Schizophrenia
1st September, 2009 https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/blog/2009/09/01/do-you-have-a-mental-health-problem/ Loading comments... Read more

More methods to detect OCD needed

Concerns at the difficulty of diagnosing Obsessive Compulsive Disorder have been address, with new methods of identifying those at risk, reports The Times.

There are calls for more research to be undertaken to monitor those in high-risk groups, such as pregnant women and young people leaving home, to ascertain triggers and and help prevent the illness.

One method to help recognise the symptoms early on may be to screen women in ante-natal classes.

Cognitive Beheavioural Therapy is currently thought to be the only way to help treat the condition.

Ashley Fulwood, chief executive of OCD-UK said: “Misdiagnosis and delays in diagnosis remain a real problem because there isn’t sufficient expertise at a local level. If we can get to the root of the initial trigger for OCD, that will improve awareness and help reduce the burden of this hugely disruptive condition.”

Tags: OCD
10th June, 2009 https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/blog/2009/06/10/more-methods-to-detect-ocd-needed/ Loading comments... Read more
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