OCD Action, You and Memberships!

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Select Only £17 a year to help our charity! As a user of this popular sub-forum, do you know that OCD Action also offers a Membership? Members come from all walks of life and represent the diversity within the OCD Community. Why should I become a Member? To ensure people affected by OCD remain at the heart of all our work To give you a voice at a local and national level To raise funds for OCD Action and our invaluable work with people affected by OCD What else does Membership Include? A copy of OCD Action’s Member Magazine twice a year Discounted tickets for OCD Action’s events, such as our National Conference An invitation to OCD Action’s AGM and an opportunity to vote on important charity decisions Ress here, for everything you need to know to become a Member: https://ocdaction.org.uk/get-involved/membership/

Only £17 a year to help our charity! As a user of this sub-forum, do you know that OCD Action also offers a Membership? Members come from all walks of life and represent the diversity within the OCD Community. Why should I become a Member? To ensure people affected by OCD remain at the heart of all our work To give you a voice at a local and national level To raise funds for OCD Action and our invaluable work with people affected by OCD. What else does Membership Include? A copy of OCD Action’s Member Magazine twice a year Discounted tickets for OCD Action’s events, such as our National Conference An invitation to OCD Action’s AGM and An opportunity to vote on important charity decisions See here, for everything you need to know to become a Member: https://ocdaction.org.uk/get-involved/membership/

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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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