Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

OCD is where repetitive and compulsive behaviours are cultivated to help relieve distress, fear and anxiety that cause varying degrees of distress to the participant and their loved ones.  

Often underestimated and a term that is borrowed and overused in everyday speech to describe traits of perfectionism. 

However OCD is a condition that can 

There are endless barriers to why OCD is so hard to treat ranging from undiagnosed symptoms, hiding symptoms, not wanting to discuss severity of distress, cost of treatment, lack of success in traditional treatments, fear of ridicule and/or stigma, lack of support, inappropriate treatments and so much more.