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OCD Action Online Forums » Forum: OCD Week - Recent Posts http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/forum/ocd-week It's Time to Act. OCD Action provides support and information for people affected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:40:57 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/search.php Steve (Volunteer) on "OCD Awareness Week 2012" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/ocd-awareness-week-2012#post-64020 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:18:30 +0000 Steve (Volunteer) 64020@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hi everyone, My name's Steve and I'm one of the volunteers at OCD Action. Joel has asked me to help out with our OCD Awareness Week -- which is coming up soon. (Monday 20 February to Sunday 26 February 2012.) Would you like to get involved in OCD Awareness Week in some way? Have you got any ideas about any activities and events that we could run? Would you be willing to put up some OCD Action posters in your local area, or put out some OCD Action business cards in your local libaries, or supermarkets, or community centres, or GP surgeries? Would you like to hold an awareness raising event of your own? OCD Action would love to hear from you. You can call OCD Action on tel: 020 7253 5272. You can email us at: <a href="mailto:media@ocdaction.org.uk">media@ocdaction.org.uk</a> Here's the link for further information about our OCD Awareness Week: <a href="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/articles/ocd-week-2012/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/articles/ocd-week-2012/</a> You can also send a message to my profile, if you want to ask me any questions about Awareness Week. I'm an OCD sufferer and a volunteer for the charity. No contribution to OCD Awareness Week will be too big or too small. This Awareness Week will be all about getting our messages out to the general public, and raising awareness about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). The more people that get involved and help to get our messages out, the more people we can reach. So please feel free to start contacting the team as OCD Action to tell us how you'd like to get involved. Thanks for all your help. greytimes on "Posted on wrong forum" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/posted-on-wrong-forum#post-63894 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:48:44 +0000 greytimes 63894@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Sorry for posting on the wrong forum. The post has been moved the the OCD forum <a href="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/been-there-too-long#post-63891" rel="nofollow">http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/been-there-too-long#post-63891</a> Nimrod Tess on "OCD Week 2012" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/ocd-week-2012#post-63529 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:08:56 +0000 Tess 63529@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hi Joel Outlook SW are planning an OCD Awareness morning at Kingsley Village, Fraddon which is in mid Cornwall on Sat 25th Feb, details should be on their website soon <a href="http://www.outlooksw.co.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.outlooksw.co.uk</a> (events page). Places are free but need to be booked either via the website or phone 01208 871414. I have suggested via e-mail that they make contact with you to include it in the OCD Week local events list. At present I am not well enough to be checking the forum on a regular basis so if anyone wants to make contact with me re this event please pm me. Joel on "OCD Week 2012" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/ocd-week-2012#post-63426 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:57:22 +0000 Joel 63426@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Yes, its that time of year again. OCD Action will be running its 3rd OCD Week on the 20th-26th Feb 2012. This year, as well as the usual media work and local events we are especially keen to reach people who we have not yet been able to get to. <a href="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/articles/ocd-week-2012/">see here for more</a> As ever we need your help to make this a success so do please get involved. Joel Tess on "OCD WEEK 2011" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/ocd-week-2011#post-51095 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:13:37 +0000 Tess 51095@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hi Mike Thanks for these links. I've managed to read the two newspaper ones and they are excellent and tell it just like it is without senstionalism, but I'm struggling with the TV one, just getting commercials - is there an easy way of getting straight into the OCD bit? michaeljones on "OCD WEEK 2011" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/ocd-week-2011#post-51094 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:38:17 +0000 michaeljones 51094@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ A couple of post-OCD Week pieces: Daily Mail - Sara and Martin Keywood - <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1362797/Sarahs-obsessive-irrational-fears-destroyed-marriage--Would-YOU-stay-wife-terrified-everyday-life.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1362797/Sarahs-obsessive-irrational-fears-destroyed-marriage--Would-YOU-stay-wife-terrified-everyday-life.html</a> STV's 'The Hour' - <a href="http://player.stv.tv/programmes/the-hour/2011-02-23-1700/" rel="nofollow">http://player.stv.tv/programmes/the-hour/2011-02-23-1700/</a> Enfield - Neil Macindoe and Lois Chaber - <a href="http://www.enfield-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=6463&searchword=Neil" rel="nofollow">http://www.enfield-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=6463&searchword=Neil</a> Macindoe Mike michaeljones on "OCD WEEK 2011" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/ocd-week-2011#post-51093 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:34:29 +0000 michaeljones 51093@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hi guys - Mike here. We've done a bit of media analysis and fancy that in the year to now, through the media work, we may have reached up to around 8.5 million people with stories about OCD. That works out to about 13.5% of the UK. Top effort so far, but still plenty to get done. OCD Week was incredibly successful this year so thanks to everyone who got involved in raising awareness. (Sorry I've not posted sooner - I forgot my password!) Mike heatblast on "OCD WEEK 2011" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/ocd-week-2011#post-50712 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 20:49:12 +0000 heatblast 50712@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ i have just lost all my family becausre of my ocd and now my CHILDREN ARE BEGINNNING TO FEEL ISOLATED BY THIS BUILDING. Truddles on "OCD WEEK 2011" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/ocd-week-2011#post-50242 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:07:47 +0000 Truddles 50242@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ I didn't realise that I'd chopped off half of the post that I'd pasted onto the forum. I had meant to include this item too from The Independent <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/ocd-a-common-complaint-that-can-turn-into-a-killer-2207457.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/ocd-a-common-complaint-that-can-turn-into-a-killer-2207457.html</a> Apologies for posting again. Truddles on "OCD WEEK 2011" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/ocd-week-2011#post-50241 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:56:29 +0000 Truddles 50241@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ I found this Daily Mirror article on the web <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health-news/2011/02/09/ocd-made-me-spend-10-hours-a-day-in-the-shower-and-two-hours-walking-up-the-stairs-115875-22909338/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health-news/2011/02/09/ocd-made-me-spend-10-hours-a-day-in-the-shower-and-two-hours-walking-up-the-stairs-115875-22909338/</a> Truddles on "OCD WEEK 2011" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/ocd-week-2011#post-50224 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:29:15 +0000 Truddles 50224@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Thanks Tess, interesting article. Soxon on "OCD WEEK - the details" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/ocd-week-the-details#post-50223 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:03:04 +0000 Soxon 50223@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hi aronralstonismyhero, Last year we had conferences in both London and Manchester <img src="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" /> I'm now closing this thread as it relates to last year's OCD Week. For this year's OCD Week details go to the following links <a href="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/articles/booksellers-get-onboard-with-ocd-week/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/articles/booksellers-get-onboard-with-ocd-week/</a> <a href="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/articles/ocd-week-media-up-date/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/articles/ocd-week-media-up-date/</a> <a href="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/articles/ocd-week-up-date-fabulous-50/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/articles/ocd-week-up-date-fabulous-50/</a> <a href="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/articles/ocd-week-7th-13th-february-2011/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/articles/ocd-week-7th-13th-february-2011/</a> <a href="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/articles/booksellers-get-onboard-with-ocd-week/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/articles/booksellers-get-onboard-with-ocd-week/</a> Soxon Moderator Tess on "OCD WEEK 2011" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/ocd-week-2011#post-50211 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:13:46 +0000 Tess 50211@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ I found the Daily Mail article on the web, hopefully this is the right link. <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1354691/OCD-Sonia-Poulton-consumed-illness-age-7.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1354691/OCD-Sonia-Poulton-consumed-illness-age-7.html</a> Tess on "OCD WEEK 2011" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/ocd-week-2011#post-50187 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 10:08:11 +0000 Tess 50187@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Thanks for the links Trudy and thanks for the media info Joel. I feel really encouraged by so much information pouring out of the media and for the first time since I developed OCD 43 years ago I am really starting to feel that the message is getting out to the public in an informed way, so a huge thank you to everyone who is working so hard to make this happen. Joel on "OCD WEEK 2011" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/ocd-week-2011#post-50185 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:31:59 +0000 Joel 50185@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Thank you all. Just to keep you up to date, so far we have done This Morning - ITV ITV News - Central ITV News - West Country BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio Manchester BBC Radio West Midlands BBC Radio Norfolk BBC Radio Solent Wolverhampton City Radio CFM Radio Cumbria The Independent Newspaper The Oxford Mail The Oxford Times The Croydon Guardian It is all thanks to our army of "case studies" who have been incredibly brave and happy to share their story with others. There is lots more planned for the rest of the week and I will keep you posted. I realise that it would be nice to have pre-warning of media work, and some people have asked for this. Unfortunately the way that the media sometimes operates means that we need to keep cards close to our chest so that we are free to negotiate with different people. jo on "OCD WEEK 2011" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/ocd-week-2011#post-50181 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:04:11 +0000 jo 50181@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ thanks guys, just watched the clips really good <img src="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif" title=":D" class="bb_smilies" /> Truddles on "OCD WEEK 2011" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/ocd-week-2011#post-50173 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 21:16:17 +0000 Truddles 50173@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hi Tess, I agree it would be nice if we knew about the media coverage in advance so that we don't miss it. I looked at the link that you gave and found not only was there the interview that you mentioned you can go to it direct at the following link <a href="http://www.itv.com/westcountry-west/ocd-awareness-week87914/" rel="nofollow">http://www.itv.com/westcountry-west/ocd-awareness-week87914/</a> but there's also an interview by Joel Rose the Director of OCD Action at <a href="http://www.itv.com/westcountry-west/extd-ocd-interview79612/" rel="nofollow">http://www.itv.com/westcountry-west/extd-ocd-interview79612/</a> both interviews are worth watching. Tess on "OCD WEEK 2011" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/ocd-week-2011#post-50167 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:07:30 +0000 Tess 50167@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ One of the members of our support group has just been on ITV local news this evening talking about his OCD. You can view it on <a href="http://www.itv.com/westcountry" rel="nofollow">http://www.itv.com/westcountry</a> and click on the Plymouth link. I've also ben told there was an article in today's Daily Mail. Does anyone have details of other programmes and newspaper articles coming up this week please, it's so much nicer seeing them first hand. evelynsalt on "OCD WEEK - the details" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/ocd-week-the-details#post-50118 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 18:13:49 +0000 evelynsalt 50118@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ I am a little miffed - why is everything always in London??!!! evelynsalt on "OCD WEEK 2011" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/ocd-week-2011#post-50117 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 18:05:48 +0000 evelynsalt 50117@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ I take part in the cancer research race for life every year. Is there any way that something like that could be organised for ocd? It would certainly bring it out in the open. kirkstaceyart on "Well.... Click it then!" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/well-click-it-then#post-49674 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:45:02 +0000 kirkstaceyart 49674@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ My GP surgery prefers to keep up there rather boring picture of a tree rather than some colourful and informative info posters on OCD, I have created 11 for ocd week coming up for showcase. my GP tho is a good supporter of my work and ideas and has a number of OCD action info cards on hand. but Overall, there does not seem to be anything out thats says.....HEY! as mentioned in posts above. Tess on "Well.... Click it then!" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/well-click-it-then#post-49546 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:14:59 +0000 Tess 49546@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ A year or so ago I volunteered to be an Awareness champion for OCD Action and Jyothi sent me loads of super information - at considerable expense to the charity and I set about taking it round the GP surgeries. I must have been to about 30 surgeries across east, north and mid Cornwall, most times I stood in a queue at reception then when I handed over the literature I felt as though I was being treated like an unwanted drugs rep and I was told it would have to be considered by the Practice Manager. Having OCD myself and being overly sensitive I found the attitude I encountered quite upsetting. I went back to several of the surgeries at a later date and guess what - no posters had been displayed at any of them and the excellent literature I had handed over was nowhere to be seen. I even tackled my own GP at a routine appointment for repeat meds, told him I had been very disappointed that the poster was not up and he assured me he would raise it at the next practice meeting and get it put up - and guess what, it never got put up. But - I had a vastly different response when I went round the schools, they took the literature as though it was something precious, thanked me and put the posters up before I left. This is of even greater concern now there are government plans to make GPs responsible for funding mental health services. The boards at the GP practices are overflowing with literature on obscure physical complaints but mental health, as you say, is swept under the carpet. But I am optimistic that times will have to change because people like us with mental health problems are starting to get a combined voice, previously it was just one person and a psychiatrist and no-one realised just how many other people were experiencing the same problems, a mere facial expression by the psychiatrist could leave us feeling alone in the world, something alien and different. But now we have more power to change things and we must battle on in the struggle for a fair deal for mental health. Truddles on "Well.... Click it then!" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/well-click-it-then#post-49524 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:41:08 +0000 Truddles 49524@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Therefore it's up to us to get OCD Awareness up on their boards to prevent it continuing to be swept under the carpet. Not good if you've got contamination OCD trying to sweep anything under the carpet <img src="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_confused.gif" title=":?" class="bb_smilies" /> evelynsalt on "Well.... Click it then!" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/well-click-it-then#post-49522 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:25:06 +0000 evelynsalt 49522@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ It bugs me that around colleges, doc surgeries etc there are a wealth of posters for all sorts of things but nothing at all raising awareness of OCD. Not a sausage. Not even a chippolatta sausage! For a condition that has been listed as being in the top ten most disabling "mental" disorders, it is swept right under the preverbial carpet. michaeljones on "Facebook ideas for OCD week?" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/facebook-ideas-for-ocd-week#post-49464 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:44:31 +0000 michaeljones 49464@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Hi guys - I'm Mike and I'm volunteering as the media/press officer at the moment. Super idea this. Definitely something that's worked for other campaigns in the past. I had a couple more thoughts (some substantially worse than others!): 1) Any stories on mental health in the media, log on and leave a comment on the website if you can, linking back to the website here and making your point on OCD. 2) Radio phone-ins, competitions etc. - get a mention of your experience or the event in your area. Additionally, submitting that information via the website contact forms on the stations' websites may gather more interest 3) Spread the word of OCD among friends directly - get talking, see if you can challenge the 'everyone's a bit OCD' concept What do you think, guys? Should I stick to just the media rather than the campaigning?! (I have written to Google requesting they change their artwork to reflect the colours of OCD Action on Monday 7th February. Watch this space...) Mike Truddles on "OCD WEEK 2011" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/ocd-week-2011#post-49149 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:02:52 +0000 Truddles 49149@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ This year OCD Week is February 7th to February 13th and as you are all probably aware this year this focus of OCD Week will be on raising awareness of OCD amongst the general public. Last year during OCD week OCD Action supported 20 local awareness events up and down the country and this year they are hoping to double that. If you think that you can help by arranging a local awareness event, it doesn’t matter how big or small you can contact the office using the following link <a href="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/articles/ocd-week-2011-get-involved/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/articles/ocd-week-2011-get-involved/</a> OCD Action provides help and support to many with OCD and unfortunately it costs money to run especially invaluable projects such as the Help Line. So would you be able to help raise funds by organising a fund raising event? If so go to the above link to contact the office. However I’m aware that many of us because of our OCD couldn’t manage either of the above and might feel left out. But we can all play our part in this year’s OCD week. Personally I’m not up to holding an event this year but hope to find someone that will do one with me next year. I'm already planning it. This year I’m not going to be left out and so I’m going to try and help raise awareness by ensuring that as many local surgeries, hospitals (including some of the larger ones) and of course the CMHT have an OCD Action poster displayed. I’m also going to ask some of the local supermarkets etc if they would display a poster for OCD Week. So what can we as forum members do to help raise awareness for OCD Week? Some suggestions: We could all try to make at least two people aware of OCD. Are you perhaps a member of another forum etc where you could let people know that it was OCD Week? Does anyone else have ideas as to how we as forum members can help with OCD week either by promoting awareness or raising funds? You can get more information on OCD week by clicking on the following link <a href="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/articles/ocd-week-7th-february-13th-february-2011" rel="nofollow">http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/articles/ocd-week-7th-february-13th-february-2011</a> and let's see what we as forum members can do to help. Thanks Trudy chops60 on "Facebook ideas for OCD week?" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/facebook-ideas-for-ocd-week#post-49109 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 21:20:09 +0000 chops60 49109@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ thanks! <img src="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":)" class="bb_smilies" /> will do that now Truddles on "Facebook ideas for OCD week?" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/facebook-ideas-for-ocd-week#post-49084 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 20:19:35 +0000 Truddles 49084@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ You could always contact the OCD Action office to put forward this idea. You can contact them here <a href="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/</a> jo on "Facebook ideas for OCD week?" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/facebook-ideas-for-ocd-week#post-49072 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:54:58 +0000 jo 49072@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ Interesting idea <img src="http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif" title=":D" class="bb_smilies" /> I don't know anything much about facebook but know it is good for raising the profile of things. chops60 on "Facebook ideas for OCD week?" http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/facebook-ideas-for-ocd-week#post-49071 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:51:22 +0000 chops60 49071@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ I don't know what anyone else'll think on this idea, but seeing as OCD week's all about raising awareness of the condition, i think a facebook campaign would be quite effective, if we could get enough people to do it. I was thinking perhaps encouraging people to change their profile picture to that of a celebrity known to have OCD? such as Howard Hughes, Einstein, Michaelangelo, Darwin, Leonardo Dicaprio... the list goes on really. I'm not sure what anyones thoughts on it are, or alternative ideas?