The Home for Writers with Neurological Conditions
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 […]
I am 35 yrs old. I have been diaganosed with Major Depression since I was 21. I spent my 21st birthday in the hospital. Most days I can handle it well. But when something changes too much in my life, it’s hard for me to deal with that. Buffer
The launch party for ‘Check Mates: A Collection of Fiction, Poetry and Artwork about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, by People with OCD’ – available on Amazon today. Also, now in a kindle edition! Part of the proceeds will be donated to OCD charities. At the launch, Vrinda Pendred (Editor & Founder of Conditional Publications), Sharon Meyer (Promotions […]
NOTE: This story contains sexual and violent incidents that some people might find upsetting. But we aim to be honest here, so we have included the story in full. Please only read if you feel comfortable with this sort of material. As a young child (around 4-5 years old), I suffered from my “illness”. I […]
Okay, who watched X-Men 3: The Last Stand and felt like, in many ways, it was the story of their life? Not with me? Let me explain. In a nutshell: the authorities have discovered a new drug to ‘cure’ the mutants of their ‘abnormalities’. Mutants queue up in the thousands to receive this ‘cure’, but […]
Click here for an interview with astrologer, author and mother, Miriam Slozberg Buffer
In yesterday’s edition of the Evening Standard, there was an article on p. 26 about the latest Budget cuts affecting the British National Health Service. It seems that among many other substantial cuts, the government has put pressure on the NHS to seek £5 billion savings in the mental health area. As the Standard points […]
I don’t have any recollection of a life free from the grasps of OCD. I was diagnosed when I was 9 years old, just entering the 4th grade. I’ve had several various obsessions and a few compulsions, but the one that started it all and still remains the most constant to this day is obsessing […]
I’m 17 years old, and I was diagnosed with OCD when I was 13, though I can’t remember a time when I didn’t have symptoms. I’ve since been diagnosed with depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenic tendencies resulting from my OCD. My psychiatrist and I don’t consider titles anymore, just symptoms and treatments. The best day […]
New research has revealed that people injected with doses of Botox actually find it harder to interpret photographs of people who are angry or sad – suggesting that when the physical aspect is impaired, it influences the mind. (Full article here) It’s obvious why this is fascinating, but it also demonstrates the likelihood that the […]