HEALTH chiefs have called on people living with a common mental health disorder to get in touch and seek help.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can be a debilitating and paralysing experience for sufferers.
During 'OCD Week of Action' on February 19 and February 25, Lancashire Care Foundation Trust's Mindsmatter service wants people to come forward if they are suffering.
People with OCD often experience negative and repetitive thoughts that force them to repeat actions.
Kieran Fleck, Mindsmatter psychological Wellbeing practitioner lead at Lancashire Care said: “We often hear the term ‘a bit OCD-ish’ and many of us may have behaviours or thoughts that we recognise as falling into this category.
"For most of us, and for most of the time, this are not too much of a burden.
"However, for some of us (perhaps as many as two percent) OCD is a significant clinical problem that can seriously impair our quality of life."
For more information about your Mindsmatter service and to access their online self-referral form, visit www.lancashirecare.nhs.uk/Mindsmatter.
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