My story began in April 2021 when I was supposed to be meeting a friend. While I stood at the train station ready to buy my ticket I had a sudden obtrusive thought that the fridge was going to set fire because there was something on top. This wasn’t the first time I had these obtrusive thoughts. I would often take ages to leave the house and would sometimes have to go home to check that everything was off. Sometimes I would avoid going out so that I didn’t have to go through all the checks. However, as I stood at the station starting to panic I knew it was time I needed to get some help. Since then I have been having CBT sessions with a wonderful therapist to help me deal with my OCD and I only have two sessions left. I am extremely proud of the progress I have made and I am so grateful to all those who have supported me along the way. 

I am completing this challenge to raise awareness. OCD is not about people not liking germs like I thought it was. There is so much more to it. Please help me raise awareness to help others that are/have been in the same position. 

Thank you for reading my story!

The 1.2 challenge is a fun and simple walking challenge to help you improve your fitness, boost your mental well-being and help raise vital funds for OCD-UK. The funds raised by the challenge will ensure that we can be there for the 1.2% of the UK population affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.We've designed our walking challenge so that it's easy to take part in, achievable and most importantly, fun to do!For further information please visit our website at: https://www.ocduk.org/get-involved/fundraising/walking/1point2challenge/