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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 […]
On Saturday, 13 March, Vrinda gave an interview with Schall Adams, who runs the inspiring website ‘Girlfriend Mentors’ – all about encouraging women to follow through with their dreams. The audio of that interview will be featured later, but for now you can view Vrinda’s ‘Mentors’ page and find out what Conditional Publications is all […]
On p.14 of the April edition of Writers’ News, the sister publication of Writing Magazine, there is a feature on Conditional Publications, its founder Vrinda Pendred, and the upcoming release of Check Mates: A Collection of Fiction, Poetry and Artwork about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, by People with OCD. Click here to read the article, and find […]
2000 was when I finally found out that it was Puro ‘O’ OCD behind what I was going through, after my aunt did some research on the internet. I guess my family knew there was something going on even if I thought I was hiding it. Buffer
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 […]
So what is OCD really like, anyway? What’s it all about? As the title suggests, OCD is made up of two parts: obsessions and compulsions. Obsessions really mean doubts, worries, that little niggling ‘what if?’ at the back of all our minds. What if the house catches on fire because I left that toaster plugged […]
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 […]