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Shakira Akabusi talks about the debilitating OCD which developed after the birth of her first child. She shares how it impacted her life.

She has now recovered since then and Shakira describes herself as a 鈥渕um on a mission鈥� to shatter the stereotypes around being a mum, in particular physical and mental wellbeing.

Speaking to 5 Live鈥檚 Naga Munchetty, she said: 鈥淥CD can manifest in many different ways. I had tapping and counting.鈥�

鈥淚t impacted absolutely every aspect of my life.

鈥淣ow as an outsider, I can speak about it, and I can hear that it might sound ridiculous but it feels so real when you鈥檙e the one that鈥檚 living it. And the thought of not doing your compulsions is utterly terrifying.鈥�

According to Mind, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a type of anxiety disorder. Perinatal OCD is when you experience OCD during pregnancy or in the first year after giving birth.

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