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Rachel left her 20-year teaching job when obsessive compulsive disorder overwhelmed her. Now she uses her experience to help others understand it.
This story
Rachel spent two decades teaching before severe obsessive compulsive disorder and intrusive thoughts became unmanageable, leading her to lose her job when seeking therapy. Her condition led to exhausting daily rituals like multi-hour showers and checking taps to the point of breaking them. Supported by her husband of over 25 years, she joined a lived experience network to advocate for greater understanding of mental health.
Where you could take it
Sit down with Rachel to talk through her years in teaching, the reality of living with obsessive compulsive disorder, and her work advocating for others.
The charity
- Charity: Together For Mental Wellbeing
- Registration number: 211091
- Based in: London, England