“My story of OCD, isn’t an easy story to tell, it’s cause me a lot of suffering and has rendered me housebound, however; I think it’s important that I share my story in order to raise awareness for how debilitating OCD really is and also to help others who are going through similar experiences feel less alone, as I know first hand how isolating it can be when no one around you understands what your going through.
I’ve lived with generalised anxiety disorder and depression since my early teens and some of the traits of OCD have always been there, but I wouldn’t say I developed ‘full-blown’ OCD until 2014, and it wasn’t until early 2018, aged 26 that I received a diagnosis.
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