I was imprisoned by my ocd

Books and toys piled high, shopping still in grocery bags and brand new clothes collecting dust; a narrow pathway through each room and barely space to open a curtain – this was the home of a hoarder.

How can I foster self-compassion with OCD?

For about a decade I was convinced I was mortally ill. The identity of my illness changed several times, but the fear was always the same: in short, that I was dying; that I had some dreadful and no d

With guests imminent, self-confessed slob Sharon Wright embarks on the cleaning performance of a lifetime

Welcome to Anxiety on Your Mind, the series where we explore the reality of living with anxiety. In this edition, Sian Dennis, 33, from west Berkshire, shares how she navigates mental illness while living alone

Recognising the multifaceted nature of perfectionism, and how to stop the relentless pursuit of it from trapping you in a self-judgemental state of stasis