What are the various types of obsessive compulsive disorder and how can they manifest? We hear from 7 sufferers of the mental health condition.

7 women share their experience of OCD

Frame Of Mind

I felt such shame and disgust surrounding my thoughts

“I was terrified I would hurt my family”

“I feel like I’m a bad and evil person”

“I had episodes when I was unable to leave my house”

“It’s not about being amusingly pernickety; it’s about exhausting self-preservation.”