For the past 2 months I have been suffering an intense OCD breakdown, but during this difficult time I’ve learnt some of the most valuable lessons.
For better or worse?
We all need to remember that these people are in our lives because they choose to be. Value them. Appreciate them and make sure they know
Are Intrusive Thoughts Normal?
What does that thought mean about me? Does that thought mean I want to do it? What if thinking it makes it more likely to happen?
Anorexia, OCD and Me
Lonely and isolated, I didn’t know how to make it stop. Now I look back over my long journey. It’s my life, and I will live it.
The Cost of Recovery
I’m recovering from OCD and I’ve finally found a med that helps. But do the side-effects – the cost of recovery – outweigh the benefit?
Accepting it might always be this way
I was diagnosed with OCD almost a year ago. I’m better than I was. I’ve got to a point where I feel ‘OK’ – but the odd bad day still happens.
Know Your Worth
By Laura I was unemployed when my spiral with OCD, depression and anxiety began. I’d been sacked from a previous role by an employer who falsified information to give them enough backup. I was distraught and lost all confidence. I felt worthless After 8 months, I felt worthless – I Continue Reading
Let’s Start a Cult
By Biglilweasel A few months ago I approached Iam1in4 to partner up to do spots on my podcast to talk about mental health. This was because I had, a few months before, had to start talking to 4,000 plus people about my OCD. Why? My OCD Let me explain by going back Continue Reading
Asking for help doesn’t make you weak, it proves you are intelligent
By Gabriela I did not want to see someone, no way, hell no. It couldn’t be that, I was not that messed up, I was not that weak and I was certainly not insane. Seeing a psychologist and asking for help seemed like failing. Experiencing distress didn’t mean I was Continue Reading
A Performer with an Anxiety Disorder
By Gabriela I was once asked a question that got me thinking. It made me take a deeper look at myself and the complexity of anxiety disorder. The question was this: How can you be a performer that gets up in front of hundreds of people without a problem, yet have an anxiety disorder? My type Continue Reading
Fighting for peace with myself
By Anonymous I had an eating disorder as a child, and to this day I still don’t know why. I didn’t seem to realise I had a problem until I was diagnosed and had to get better. Then it was hell on earth, watching my family cry in desperation, yet Continue Reading
Visualisation of Mental Disorders
Photographer Christian Sampson has created a stunning collection of work covering how it is to live with mental disorders.