Exploring the realities of living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder The Secret Illness

This episode is an edited recording of a live event The Secret Illness ran in November 2018. It features poetry and music performances from people living with OCD and some incredibly frank and open discussion about their experiences of the disorder

This episode has been co-created by a group of individuals who have direct experience of what it is like to live with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. In this episode you can hear what OCD Feels Like to them. The recordings were made anonymously in our audio booth at this year's OCD Action conference in London, UK.

In episode 2 Becca explores how OCD affects relationships between mums and daughters

In this episode we take a deep dive into Steph's story of her OCD experiences. Steph, her significant other, employer/mentor and father take us on her journey from spiral to diagnosis, to current day. Written & Produced by Liz Smith, Music composed by Mitch Grussing.

The Secret Illness is a creative arts project that explores the realities of living with obsessive compulsive disorder. This podcast series is co-created by people living with OCD. This episode is a call for people to get involved in the making of it.

Music: Science Of Sleep (instrumental) by Silence Is Sexy (Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0)