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Phobias, Anxieties and Obsessional Disorders
Anxiety disorders cover a wide range of difficulties, including phobias, obsessive disorders and panic attacks. The following organisations can provide more information, advice and support on these conditions.www.anxietypanicattacktips.com
www.anxietyuk.org.uk - website for Anxiety UK, a registered charity providing information, support and understanding for people living with phobias and anxiety disorders
www.first-steps.org - First Steps to Freedom, a UK registered charity providing help for people with phobias, anxiety disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and tranquiliser addiction
www.nopanic.org.uk - No Panic is a registered charity supporting people who experience panic attacks, anxiety disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, phobias and tranquliser withdrawal
Obsessional Disorders
The following is taken from the OCDUK website:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a serious anxiety-related condition. OCD can take many forms but, in general, sufferers experience repetitive, intrusive and unwelcome thoughts, images, impulses and doubts which they find hard to ignore. Sufferers try to fight these thoughts with mental or physical rituals, which involve repeatedly performing actions such as washing, cleaning, checking, counting, hoarding or partaking in endless rumination.
You can get more information from:
www.ocduk.orgwww.help-for.com - website to help people understand and deal with anxiety disorders and depression
www.mind.org.uk – information from MIND, the National Association for Mental Health
www.ocdaction.org.uk – national charity providing information and support, promoting recovery from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and related disorders
www.rcpsych.ac.uk - information from the Royal College of Psychiatrists