Understanding OCD

[Ashley]

One of the OCD-UK volunteer team (ScottOCDid) whilst trying to explain OCD to a GP friend decided to put this PowerPoint presentation together, which for those of you new to OCD, may begin to explain the illness.

You will need PowerPoint installed on your PC, click each slide to advance to the next or there is a PDF version

http://www.ocduk.org/understanding-ocd

[Guest legend]

What an amazing piece of work, very useful and very informative..

Well done scott, :clapping:

Legend.

[Guest tangoblu]

Brilliant :clapping:

[carolj]

Its great isnt it and so useful to show family and friends too!

[whitebeam]

I've just had a look. It's very good and I'm sure will be invaluable to people both who have OCD and for their relatives/friends.

Brilliant work, Scott :original:

[Guest ally]

fab and v.useful for me. Did help to put things into perspective a little.

Thanks.

[Guest dove]

Top marks, Scott.

I think the analogies are brilliant. I am a largely-recovered OCD sufferer and I could relate very well to the messages conveyed by this presentation.

Is it permissable for me to forward this to my GP and others? If so, what is the easiest way of doing this?

Dove with love xx

[Ashley]

Is it permissable for me to forward this to my GP and others? If so, what is the easiest way of doing this?

Hi Dove,

Of course, it is now in PDF format which is the best way to forward it on.

understand.pdf

[Guest dove]

Ashley

Thanks for your amazingly quick reply!

Should I just attach the pdf file to any e-mail I send?

Also, does OCD-UK have any printed information that I could supply to my and other nearby GP surgeries and other suitable places? I suppose I could print out this presentation for distribution or, perhaps, it could be printed in bulk for such use?

Dove with love xx

[Guest kathryng70]

Thanks for this...I found it really useful, and the information was really easy to extract.

[Guest kazzy]

thankyou very easy way to understand the monster xxx

[Ashley]

Thank you for your feedback everyone, Scott did a fab job so I will be sure to pass on your feedback.

[Ashley]

Also, does OCD-UK have any printed information that I could supply to my and other nearby GP surgeries and other suitable places?

Hi Dove,

I can send you some leaflets about OCD is that what you meant?

Regards,

Ashley

[Guest dash22]

thank you for the info, my son has ocd, and while ive done heaps of research into ocd, family and friends are still struggling to understand it, this will be a huge help, thanks again. xxx

[Guest viridens]

Hi

If you wish to view or show the original Powerpoint presentation but do not have Microsoft Office Suite installed on your PC, Powerpoint viewer, (a small 1.9MB download) is available here:

Powerpoint viewer

I hope this is helpful.

Terry

[Guest Karma1968]

:cool:

this presentation was very helpful to me... I'm new to dealing with OCD - or rather, new to understanding and supporting..... Your presentation was very well done. Kudos :clapping:

[Guest juliannabud]

What an amazing piece of work, very useful and very informative..

Well done scott, :clapping:

Legend.

I'm so please you overcame it, but how did you accept that there was something wrong?

I have a son of 17 who appears to have OCD and had it for a couple of years, it has become worse. But Unfortunately he will not let anyone help him, or accept that he has it. His self esteem is LOW..I've tried to get him to go to the doctor but he becomes aggresive and thought of it and says there is nothing wrong. It is so painful to watch him go through this illness, it really does hurt.

Juliannabud

:helpsmilie:

[Guest legend]

Hi juliana bud, as a suggestion, perhaps post this on the family/friends forums,as a new topic, it might get more responses,

cheers legend :cool:

Edited April 19, 2009 by legend

[Guest Lilliputtian]

This is the part that I most empathise with

Meanwhile, it can feel as though family and friendsare getting on with enjoying life, with little awarenessof the genuine damage being caused to the sufferer's wellbeing.

As a result, the sufferer may feel lonely, isolatedand depressed.

The combined effects of OCD may lead to both psychologicaland physicalsigns of stress.

Self-esteemmay have hit rock-bottom, which might even lead to thoughts or actions of self-harm.

I feel like nobody around me understands what a struggle EVERYTHING is for me.

[Guest Charlotte]

Really excellent - I think that the analogy is perfect. It really explains it, and yet is easy to understand. I'll certainly forward this to a couple of friends.

[Guest handy]

That powerpoint has really helped me to understand what my son is currently going to, with his life completely on hold to OCD that none of us can understand. Everything is done by ritual and he can take 3 hours just to get out of bed because of his fears. I struggle to help him, and the NHS has been absolutely appalling - simply writing him a prescription and telling him to come back in 3 months.

I'll look at that power point over and over and show it to family members, so that we learn how to cope with it and to encourage him to get better.

If only CBT was widely available quickly. But it's not ...........

[Guest julowen]

One of the OCD-UK volunteer team (ScottOCDid) whilst trying to explain OCD to a GP friend decided to put this PowerPoint presentation together, which for those of you new to OCD, may begin to explain the illness.

You will need PowerPoint installed on your PC, click each slide to advance to the next.

<a href="http://www.ocduk.org/pdf/understand.pps" target="_blank">View the presentation</a>

hi iam new to this my son who has just turned 10 has ocd i noticed things werent right in june 09 he was seen in caamhs and the doctor said it was that.He has lots of worries and has just started medication. I FOUND THIS PRESETATION VERY GOOD AS I AM FINDING IT HARD TO UNDERSTAND ALL THAT IS HAPPENING TO HIM THANK YOU ITS A GREAT HELP.

jul

[carolj]

We are glad you found it useful Jul, its so difficult for a family member to understand what is happening.

In case you havent seen it, HERE is a link to our new parents guide which Im sure will help as well.

Carol

[Guest LouLou2]

very useful, am going to show my partner to help him understand me and my OCD a little better. Thanks

[Guest kez545]

Well Done scott and a MASSIVE thank you on behalf of my fiance as i think that your power point has just made everything SO much clearer for him