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Click here to view the full blog interview with Vrinda Pendred, discussing ‘Check Mates: A Collection of Fiction, Poetry and Artwork about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, by People with OCD’ (out 11 May), its message and how it came to be. Writers in the Sky Podcast is a weekly talk show about writing, publishing, and book marketing. […]
Technically speaking, I’ve never been diagnosed with OCD. Doctors have agreed I have it, but no one sat down with a diagnostic manual and said, “Ah, we see you have OCD.” Nevertheless, those who have listened to me agreed this was the case. I knew it when I read a description of it in a […]
I first learned the term ‘OCD’ in my early teens when browsing the problem page of a women’s magazine. Initially I was shocked to discover my behaviour had a name and I was not the only person in the world who thought of things as contaminated, requiring careful cleansing to make them feel safe. I […]
In case you missed it, click here to listen to the interview with Vrinda Pendred on Book That Author radio, all about OCD and ‘Check Mates: A Collection of Fiction, Poetry & Artwork about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, by People with OCD’, first aired on Thursday, 25th February 2010. You can also listen to further episodes of […]
In this week’s edition of the Hertfordshire ‘Comet’ (25th February 2010) there is a notice on p.48 of local books, including ‘Check Mates’. Rather unfortunately, despite having my contact details, the paper didn’t actually communicate with me about this and sprang it on me at the last minute that it would be going to press […]
If you have a neurological disorder and you’d like to get your hands on a FREE copy of the upcoming book ‘Check Mates: A Collection of Fiction, Poetry & Artwork about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, by People with OCD’, then this is for you! Just click the ‘Contact’ tab on this webpage and send us your own […]
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 […]
A fascinating and enlightening read, so brave and honest. OCD: I never really knew. And now I’m so glad that I do. Thank you for this. Nia Peeples – Actress, Singer & Writer – Los Angeles, CA You can read more about Nia at her website: http://www.niapeeples.org And be sure to pre-order ‘Check Mates’ here, […]
You can now officially pre-order ‘Check Mates’ – a collection of fiction, poetry and artwork about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, by People with OCD. It is a project conceived and developed by genuine sufferers and survivors of the condition, who met via a social networking website dedicated to OCD. The book is now listed on Amazon, in […]