As anyone with OCD will testify, living with and coping with OCD can be incredibly difficult, and talking about our experiences can be both challenging and emotional.

We have reposted this audio recording from one of our 2011 OCD Awareness Week 'Understanding OCD' lectures because of its incredibly emotional and moving impact that offers a fascinating insight into a little talked about form of OCD, Intrusive Thoughts. We were fortunate to be supported by some incredible individuals across our lecture series last year, all of whom bravely, candidly and honestly shared their experiences of the impact that OCD had on them. This is one such person, OCD-UK forum user, Legend, bravely sharing his experiences.

This audio was recorded on Tuesday 11th October 2011 in Cambridge. Click the audio player to begin the audio recording of Legend sharing his OCD story (4:39).