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Re:No Bad Things: Growing up with obsessive-compulsive disorder by DanBC on Thursday July 16, 2015 @11:25AM (#9897763)
If you're in England: you can get free treatment for OCD. Waiting times vary across the country. Please do use the complaints process if you feel disattisfied with the process - it's a valuable source of information, although it doesn't always feel like a useful thing.

To get treatment you could see your GP and say, clearly and firmly, something like "I think I have OCD. Here are my symptoms. I want to try a talking therapy. Please refer me to the local talking therapies service".

Or you can search for your county name and words like "IAPT" (improved access to psychological therapies) or "cognitive behaviour therapy".

You could also get a private therapist. Downsides are cost (about £25 to £50 per session, each session about an hour, should be less than 14 sessions needed) and therapists can't prescribe meds which might be useful in some cases. Look for BACP registration - they're somewhat reputable.

You should expect this level of care: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg31

I know a few people who had OCD and it surprised me how debilitating it can be. Really interfered with their day to day life.

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