Holly Moore says OCD is one of the most misunderstood mental health conditions
When you think about OCD, you might imagine someone with an immaculately tidy home. Maybe they have to have their books lined up on the shelf in a particular order.
The 45-year-old, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, was suffering from a type of OCD - a common mental health condition where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours - called Pure O, which stands for 'purely obsessional'. "If you've got OCD, it will probably sit on your mind 24/7," Holly explains to The Mirror . "It's a bit like a functioning alcoholic - you're functioning OCD. I never had a day off work with it but it's in the back of your mind all the time."With OCD, it will be around subjects of harm, violence, it could be religious, sexual, just horrendous and they tend to be the opposite to the person's personality. And that's why they're so terrifying.
"I thought I was going mad," Holly, who doesn't know exactly what triggered her OCD but believes it lay dormant for years, asserts. Don't suffer in silence Samaritans samaritans.org operates a 24-hour service available every day of the year. If you prefer to write down how you’re feeling, or if you’re worried about being overheard on the phone, you can email Samaritans at jo@samaritans.org , write to Freepost RSRB-KKBY-CYJK, PO Box 9090, STIRLING, FK8 2SA and visit www.samaritans.org/branches to find your nearest branch.
Childline runs a helpline for children and young people in the UK. Calls are free and the number won’t show up on your phone bill.Beat Eating Disorders: Beat provides helplines for adults and young people offering support and information about eating disorders. These helplines are free to call from all phones. Adult Helpline: 0808 801 0677, Studentline: 0808 801 0811, Youthline: 0808 801 0711. www.beateatingdisorders.org.
"It's a lot of work to get well so I'd left them [the hospital] after a year because it just terrified me," Holly recalls. "Then it got to a four-year mark and was just absolutely horrendous. They wouldn't accept her as a live-in patient due to her needs, but specialist Dr Costas Papageorgio carried out another assessment and signed her up for a weekly group therapy session where she heard other patients' stories - which made her wake up to her own.
By January 2011, Holly came off medication and says she remains OCD-free. "I would say Dr Papageorgio saved my life," she says. I genuinely felt like I rewired my brain." This year, she created her own podcast - Anything Is Possible - where she hosts inspiring conversations with guests featuring Jacqueline Gold, executive chair of Ann Summers; the founders of Barry's Bootcamp UK; Joan MacDonald of 'Train with Joan'.
"I'm from a middle-class background… I went to a doctor, got into the private treatment straight away," she continues.
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