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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder affects pretty much everyone. Maybe you have it yourself. Or perhaps your partner has it, or your sibling, or an old childhood friend, or maybe your next-door neighbour. You might not even be aware of it, but the chances are high that you know someone who is obsessive-compulsive. In recent years, OCD has […]
Click here to listen to the online radio interview Vrinda gave on 28th April 2010 with Lynn Serafinn, author of The Garden of the Soul and the woman behind www.spiritauthors.com. The interview was held in light of the upcoming release of Check Mates, the first ever collection of fiction, poetry and artwork about OCD – […]
Conditional Publications is the first and only publishing house dedicated to writers with neurological conditions, such as Tourette Syndrome, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Autism, Epilepsy, Schizophrenia, and so many more. Buffer
I was diagnosed with OCD very casually, as if it was just assumed I had OCD and I already knew about it. So I can’t pinpoint the year. I just remember a psychologist talking about treatments for my OCD when I was about 16. I have the more Compulsive side of OCD – probably due […]
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 […]
As someone who took various medications for three years and experienced SEVERE side effects that have emotionally scarred me even ten years on…and the drugs didn’t even work (!)…and as someone who instead went the psychology/therapy route and tried to understand more about myself and my difficulties, to come to a point of acceptance and […]
I’m sure we’ve all heard about the link between disorders such as autism/ADD and allergies to wheat and dairy. We’ve heard about the Glycaemic Index and making sure our blood-sugar levels are balanced. But how many of us are ready to put these ideas into practice in our daily lives? I, for one, have turned […]