Isabel & Steph join the Amateur Activist to talk about their collective experience with OCD, how it presents in their lives, how they've learned to live with it & how their friends and family can support them on this journey. Isabel shares her experience of being recently diagnosed with OCD after having an overwhelming year, doing her research and finding the right therapist. Steph shares what she's learned over the last 6 years after doing her own research and receiving a diagnosis. Isabela shares the lightbulb moment of being told she has intrusive thoughts and corresponding compulsions, what the last 3 years have looked like and what tools she's acquired that has helped. Together, these three friends laugh through their shared experience of having one of the more common mental health issues. We hope that those struggling with overall anxiety disorders or OCD feel welcomed and seen, that those looking to support loved ones feel resourced, and that everyone else learned something new.
Some resources that we recommend:
IG - @Windsor.Flynn
IG - @Obsessivelyeverafter
IG - @memes.ocd
Podcast - OCD Stories
