How are all these people doing their day-to-day life, and they're not worried about dying and other people dying?"' From the age of nine, Natalie felt drawn to articles about ill health in newspapers, fascinated by the story but would then imagine the symptoms for herself. By the second time she went to the GP, she was referred for therapy for suspected OCD. Eleven therapists, two psychiatrists, hypnosis and schema therapy have all been pit stops along Natalie's journey to manage her OCD. 'My thoughts would just ruminate so much… I'd have these awful thoughts about life and health and the point of life, because everyone dies.