Maya Talks Living with OCD

Today, we sat down and talked with Maya Tadross, a psychology student from the United States. She has been living with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), social anxiety, skin picking disorder, and depression since she was 14 years old, and was just recently diagnosed with ADHD. Maya talks about living with OCD and her various diagnoses, how the pandemic has impacted her mental health, and the stigma surrounding OCD. We hope you enjoy! 

Websites

1N5.org 

Psychology Today - Find a Therapist 

MindPeace Search for Provider (Cincinnati area specific) 

CDC Stats on Mental Health 

National Alliance on Mental Illness  

Find 1N5 on social media: 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/1N5.org.stopthestigma/ 

Instagram: @1n5.org.stopthestigma

Twitter: https://twitter.com/1N5_org

Find Maya on social media:

Instagram: @overcoming_ocd

National Resources:

You don’t have to be in a crisis to talk with someone. 

National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 1- 800-273-TALK (8255) 

The National Suicide Prevention Hotline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.

Crisis Text Line - Text HOME to 741741 

The Crisis Text Line provides free, 24/7 mental health support via text message. Crisis Counselors bring texters “from a hot moment to a cool calm” using techniques in empathetic listening. Once they’ve built rapport and trust, explored the issues, and established the texter’s goal, they collaboratively problem-solve to help the texter come up with a plan to stay safe. Texting in will not appear on your bill if you have AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon as your cell phone carrier.