"I have learnt to punch my demons in the face!"

I came to Lets Talk for support with anxiety and OCD, I had terrible, horrific thoughts that would randomly appear in my head about harming people including my own child which caused me great distress, and I felt like I must have been schizophrenic, not fit to be a parent and frightened that my child would be taken away if I ever spoke about these things so coming into this service was very scary to have to say these things out loud. I was in a very dark place when I started.

My sessions have really helped, I was never made to feel like anything I felt was stupid, or that I was the nutcase I felt I was. I felt very reassured. Emma was really easy to talk to and approachable, I didn't feel like there was anything I couldn't say to her, and now having come to the end of my sessions I cannot believe the difference I feel from when I first started.

A lot of the OCD habits I had that I would have been terrified of giving up in order to feel safe, I now actually don't feel the need to do anymore, and I no longer feel like I'm under a heavy, dark cloud that I was. I do still hear my demons but not as often as I did and I can now tell them to go away instead of feeling bullied by them, whereas before there would have been no way and they would have taken over completely. I have learnt to punch my demons in the face!