#3 – An unwelcome presence

An episode of the The Backstory podcast, hosted by Claire Mutimer and Suzy Coulson, titled "#3 – An unwelcome presence" was published on October 9, 2017 and runs 29 minutes.

October 9, 2017 ·29m · The Backstory

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Summary

#03 An unwelcome presenceIn her late 20s, Natasha woke up one morning and knew that she was HIV positive. She spent the next 9 years trying to hide her anxiety, planning her funeral and imagining how she would be rejected when everyone found out the truth. In fact, Natasha was suffering from a form of OCD which took over her life and cost her a career she loved, a family and countless opportunities. Natasha talks to Suzy about her OCD, its beginnings in early childhood and how she has learnt to survive a condition that remains invisible to other people.Launched during OCD Awareness Week 2017Help and information:OCD ActionNHS ChoicesAvailable on iTunes and everywhere else you get your podcasts.Find out more at thebackstorypodcast.co.uk and follow us: @thebackstorypod on twitter, @thebackstorypodcast on Facebook and Instagram. Music credits:Main theme: Title: NancyAuthor: Grimo (http://www.gosoundtrack.com/the-team/)Source: www.gosoundtrack.comLicence: CC By 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Incidental music:“Comfortable Mystery”, “Comfortable Mystery 2”, “Light Thought var 1” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/“Interlude” by Ashley Burgoyne http://ashleyburgoyne.wixsite.com/writerandcomposer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

#03 An unwelcome presence

In her late 20s, Natasha woke up one morning and knew that she was HIV positive. She spent the next 9 years trying to hide her anxiety, planning her funeral and imagining how she would be rejected when everyone found out the truth. In fact, Natasha was suffering from a form of OCD which took over her life and cost her a career she loved, a family and countless opportunities. Natasha talks to Suzy about her OCD, its beginnings in early childhood and how she has learnt to survive a condition that remains invisible to other people.

Launched during OCD Awareness Week 2017

Help and information:

OCD Action

NHS Choices

Available on iTunes and everywhere else you get your podcasts.

Find out more at thebackstorypodcast.co.uk and follow us: @thebackstorypod on twitter, @thebackstorypodcast on Facebook and Instagram.

Music credits:

Main theme: Title: Nancy
Author: Grimo (http://www.gosoundtrack.com/the-team/)
Source: www.gosoundtrack.com
Licence: CC By 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Incidental music:

“Comfortable Mystery”, “Comfortable Mystery 2”, “Light Thought var 1” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

“Interlude” by Ashley Burgoyne http://ashleyburgoyne.wixsite.com/writerandcomposer

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.