indiscreet Report post Posted June 23, 2012 During a Commons debate on mental health last week Charles Walker, the MP for Broxbourne in Hertfordshire, stood up and told the chamber about his 31-year battle with OCD. The 44 year-old said the condition takes him to "dark places", that he often washes his hands hundreds of times a day, and described his OCD "like internal Tourette's syndrome: sometimes it is benign and often can be malevolent. It's like someone inside one's head just banging away." In today's "Daily Telegraph" he's interviewed by Bryony Gordon, herself a sufferer. It's worth a read if you can locate it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Special_talent123 Report post Posted June 23, 2012 i heard that on the parilament channel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkshine Report post Posted June 24, 2012 Is it this one? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/9349272/MP-Charles-Walker-obsessive-compulsive-disorder-OCD-is-like-a-hundred-little-blackmails-a-day.html# Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indiscreet Report post Posted June 24, 2012 Yes, that's the one. Thank you Darkshine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkshine Report post Posted June 24, 2012 You are welcome, I haven't actually read it yet but I figured that I could provide a link so everyone who is interested can have a look Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trekster Report post Posted June 24, 2012 Wondering if this thread would better suit the 'related conditions' section? Excellent that the stigma of MH is slowly being erradicated, now if i can convince others what i need im cooking with gas as they would say. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites