Need personal immediate support or more information?

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DO YOU NEED SUPPORT RIGHT NOW?

Please visit the Immediate Support page on the OCD Action website if you need urgent, immediate help: https://ocdaction.org.uk/extra-support/

We explain what to do in this situation and we aim to support everyone with OCD. Help will be different depending on your circumstances – but we’ll do our very best to support you.

Different Help for Different Situations

If you’re in a difficult situation related to OCD, our Immediate Support page has an overview of what to do, and resources to help. For example, you’ll find helpful resources if you believe:

• I feel I can’t keep myself safe
• I’m having suicidal thoughts, but know I will not act on them.

Are you in touch with a mental health team?

Visit the Immediate Support page to find help that’s right for you if:

• You are in touch with a mental health team
• You are not currently in touch with a mental health team

Need personal immediate support or more information?

Our Immediate Support page aims to help people in many different situations with many different support needs. For example, we aim to help if you think:

• I would find it helpful to talk about how I am feeling right now

• I would like more information about OCD, about OCD treatment that’s appropriate for me or about my legal rights as a person with OCD

OCD ACTION HELP AND SUPPORT LINE

And please remember, you can contact our Helpline by phone or email. You can learn more about the kind of support our Helpline provides here: https://ocdaction.org.uk/i-need-support/helpline/

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Other OCD-Related Support Services – Find Out More!

In addition to OCD Action, other organisations provide useful, reliable and relevant support for people with OCD and OCD-related conditions and their friends, families and carers. Find out more on our Resources page: https://ocdaction.org.uk/resources/

These are just some of the many organisations:

Maternal OCD: They provide help for women with perinatal obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), a debilitating anxiety disorder, which is treatable. Maternal OCD’s aims are to:

• Raise awareness of perinatal OCD to healthcare professionals, mums to be/new mums, researchers and national decision-makers
• Provide information and support to mums and their families
• Encourage and support perinatal OCD research

BDD Foundation: Provides support for people with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), a preoccupation with perceived defects/flaws in appearance, often cause excessive self-consciousness. The Foundation:

• explains that BDD is a treatable condition and how, with the right help, recovery is very possible.
• provides information on support and treatment services available to UK residents
• recognises that the BDD community is worldwide. They encourage everyone to seek help and support through online services that can be accessed anywhere.

Asto Clinics: Asto is a UK charity providing treatment based on what works for individuals living with OCD. Asto’s founder, Steve Turnock, suffered from severe OCD and is aware of how life-changing the right support can be.

International OCD Foundation: The IOCDF is a large nonprofit serving the OCD community world-wide, including family members and health professionals. The IOCDF is known for:

• Their mission – to ensure that no one affected by OCD and related disorders is alone. Their community provides help, healing and hope.
• Their vision – that everyone impacted by OCD and related disorders has access to effective treatment and support.
• Their work – providing up-to-date education and resources, quality professional training, and advancing research.

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