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What Type of OCD Have I Got?
This website is an excellent resource for anyone interested in learning more about OCD in all it’s forms. OCD Resources
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OCD Action : New OCD documentary – Can you help – The national UK charity providing support and information to anybody affected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
OCD Action : New OCD documentary – Can you help – The national UK charity providing support and information to anybody affected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). For anyone upset by Channel Four’s recent portrayal of OCD in the questionable … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, channel 4, channel four, mental health, OCD, OCD action, OCD cleaners, OCD research, TV
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Citalopram – not all bad news
This is a quick post to redress the balance somewhat in the defence of this medication. After writing about the disturbing side effects I experienced after withdrawing from citalopram, I have received many comments from others who have experienced serious … Continue reading
UK Helpline For Young Men at Risk of Suicide
My son, in his early 20s, has recently lost a male friend to suicide. Coming soon after two similar incidents affecting those close to me, it has highlighted the prevalence of suicide among young men in the UK. Although I … Continue reading
A Fear of Dying – Love Is What Remains
So many of us dread death – some to the point of obsession. This heartfelt interview with children’s illustrator, Maurice Sendak in the year before he died, provides comfort and hope to even the most fearful. His new relationship with … Continue reading
Left in the Asylum – Forgotten Lives Revisited
I am not sure how well-known the ‘Willard Suitcases’ are in the USA. I first heard of them in a recent article in a UK newspaper and found their story to be a fascinating one. In 1995, several hundred, well-preserved … Continue reading
Personal Memories – A Creative Collaboration of Many Minds?
For many people with anxiety disorders, depressive illnesses and other mental health issues, the reliability of personal memory is a serious issue. A tendency to dwell on past mistakes, abusive experiences or lost opportunities can be all too easy for … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, anxiety, auto biography, childhood, creativity, depression, memory, OCD, Oliver Sacks, psychology, PTSD, recollection
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Recite Your Way to Inner Peace – Can Poetry Act as Therapy?
As someone who has spent a lifetime trying to cope with severe anxiety, I have stumbled – by trial, error, luck and persistence – upon various tips, tricks and solutions that have helped me to help myself. I am still … Continue reading
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BBC News – ‘Grief and anxiety are not mental illnesses’
I am not sure what to make of this article. Personally, although I don’t want to be ‘labelled’, I find the idea that my severe anxiety can be seen as a recognized illness with both emotional and physiological roots, a … Continue reading
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There’s More To OCD Than Matching Socks
Sensitive piece about the oversimplification of OCD in the media
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Tagged anxiety, celebrities, Harry potter, intrusive thoughts, j k Rowling, media, mental illness, obsessive thoughts, OCD, pure o
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