Movember has ended, so we’d like to give a shout out to all the people who discarded their razors in support of prostate cancer and men’s mental health. Anxiety Canada is pleased to share Movember supporter, Henry Allan’s story with you:
I started suffering from OCD around the age of 13, and continued to deal with it right through my teens. By the time I was 20, my OCD had become so severe my life came to a complete stop. It literally took me hours to choose which side of the bed to get out of; I was repeating my actions to such an extent I could barely leave the house — and when I did get outside, I had to retrace my steps so much that I couldn’t get anywhere (it actually took me three hours to walk four blocks one day). I couldn’t work, I couldn’t see my friends; my parents were looking after me 24/7 – and I tired them out so much walking back and forth that they had to take shifts staying beside me.
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