Archive for Neuroleptic Malignant Disorder

As part of our ongoing effort to raise awareness about neurological conditions, we are always looking for new personal stories about your lives with these diagnoses.

These stories can be completely anonymous, if you wish, or you can provide your real name or even a made-up pen name.

You don’t have to be a ‘writer’ as such – we don’t mind if you don’t have perfect English; we just want what you have to say.

We do not believe in judging others, and everyone involved in the website has been diagnosed with multiple related neurological conditions themselves.

All we want is your personal testimonials to be listed in the ‘Your Stories’ section of our website.  We’ve already had so much positive feedback from the stories posted so far – they have helped others feel less alone with their symptoms, inspired people to think of themselves and their diagnoses a bit differently, and taught us all about the truth behind such conditions.

No story will be censored – these conditions often come with dark and disturbing elements, so if you feel you can’t tell your story without these, they will definitely be included on our website.

We believe the world needs to be made aware of the seriousness of such diagnoses – we want to remove the stigma in speaking out about them, but also help stop people making jokes about them.

Please do click the ‘Your Stories’ tab at the top of this page to look at what others have written.

To share your testimonial, just click the ‘Contact’ tab and write your story in the body of the message.  If you’d like to remain anonymous, please list your email address as ‘anonymous@anon.com’ and give your name as ‘Anonymous’.

We hope to hear from you soon!

Vrinda, Sharon, Jennifer and Lynn

Conditional Publications

Don’t forget to get your copy of Check Mates: A Collection of Fiction, Poetry and Artwork about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, by People with OCD – on Amazon and Amazon Kindle

Last week I read an article in the London Metro newspaper about the EU’s recent move to ban many herbal / Chinese remedies from being sold / promoted / practised in European countries.  The UK government have declined to participate in this movement, instead opting to institute a requirement that all such practitioners register themselves with a new regulatory body so that their activities can be monitored in case something dangerous does come up. Read More→

We’re on YouTube!  Don’t miss this personal interview on The Creative Penn, all about Conditional Publications, what we stand for, what we’re trying to accomplish, and of course Check Mates: A Collection of Fiction, Poetry and Artwork about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, by People with OCD.


VIDEO: Author, publisher Vrinda Pendred on how writers with OCD, Tourette’s & other neurological disorders came together to write international bestseller Check Mates.

If you cannot view the video on this page, click here to watch it ON YOU TUBE now.

The Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of mental disorders (DSM) is soon to be released in its fifth revision.  Before its publication, however, the public apparently have a say in the proposed revisions.

Included in the proposal is the combination of all autistic disorders into one single entry for Autistic Spectrum Disorders – as well as the consolidation of certain psychotic conditions, and a new category for Psychosis Risk, intended to help treat patients earlier rather than once the problems have overtaken them.  There will be rules enstated in order to prevent overdiagnosis…so they say. Read More→

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