I am a mother of a 25 year old daughter who has suffered with OCD for years now She was referred to the mental health team, had weekly calls (which were no help) She was told that if she did not take medication then they would not refer her for secondary care. She is adamant that she wants someone to help her, but does not want to be put on medication before trying to sort out why she has her urges. So they basically washed their hands of her and took her off the list. She is now back to square one. She has made massive improvements herself over the years, but unfortunately is still really struggling & she is not the only one. I totally agree with her, that the NHS should not be making her/anyone take medication before they offer her help, I am utterly disgusted with their lack of compassion for someone who does not want to be pumped with drugs without trying to help solve her problems first. I am so stressed trying on a daily basis to try to keep her on an even keel as much as that is possible But this is SO difficult, and im really struggling, I dont know if all the daily routines that I have been doing for her are just making her worse and reliant on me ? We as parents have offered to take her to someone private but she refuses to let us pay. Im just trying to reach out for someone to talk to as I think im going to end up at the drs on medication myself. Or anyone out there to give her help without medicating her first. ... View more