Ashley Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 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 versionhttp://www.ocduk.org/understanding-ocd Link to comment
Guest legend Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 What an amazing piece of work, very useful and very informative.. Well done scott, :clapping: Legend. Link to comment
Guest tangoblu Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Brilliant :clapping: Link to comment
carolj Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Its great isnt it and so useful to show family and friends too! Link to comment
whitebeam Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 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: Link to comment
Guest ally Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 fab and v.useful for me. Did help to put things into perspective a little. Thanks. Link to comment
Guest dove Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 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 Link to comment
Ashley Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 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 Link to comment
Guest dove Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 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 Link to comment
Guest kathryng70 Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Thanks for this...I found it really useful, and the information was really easy to extract. Link to comment
Guest kazzy Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 thankyou very easy way to understand the monster xxx Link to comment
Ashley Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 Thank you for your feedback everyone, Scott did a fab job so I will be sure to pass on your feedback. Link to comment
Ashley Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 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 Link to comment
Guest dash22 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 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 Link to comment
Guest viridens Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 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 Link to comment
Guest Karma1968 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 :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: Link to comment
Guest juliannabud Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 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: Link to comment
Guest legend Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 (edited) 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 Link to comment
Guest Lilliputtian Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 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. Link to comment
Guest Charlotte Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 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. Link to comment
Guest handy Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 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 ........... Link to comment
Guest julowen Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 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 Link to comment
carolj Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 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 Link to comment
Guest LouLou2 Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 very useful, am going to show my partner to help him understand me and my OCD a little better. Thanks Link to comment
Guest kez545 Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 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 Link to comment
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