Who suffers from OCD?
OCD is experienced by sufferers of all ages and sexes.
Statistically, 1 in 4 people will experience a period of inappropriate and elevated anxiety which will require medical attention at some point in their lives. Some of these people will experience OCD as a key feature of that anxiety.
OCD is a 'creative' condition and our statistics show that many OCD and anxiety sufferers are creative and intelligent individuals, often sensitive in nature and often, also, quite generous.Many young people with OCD are on the verge of discovering their place in society and the world in which they live.
My OCD condition developed at school as I became aware of the dangers of life. This presented itself in many ways, but primarily as a fear of being poisoned. This prevented me from touching certain substances in the chemistry laboratory, for example.