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Body and Soul

OCD-UK 29th November 2019 OCD Misuse Leave a Comment

Body and Soul is an Australian online health and welling website which describes itself as being all about embodying health, happiness and wellbeing through achievable goals, inspiration and community support, which goes on to state “body+soul has a long-standing tradition of …

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Funny Bone T-Shirts

OCD-UK 29th November 2019 OCD Misuse Leave a Comment

Funny Bone T-Shirts appears to be an online retailer that have kiosks in shopping centres. The one pictured below was seen this week in one of the side entrances to Derby Intu. However, we are not clear if the kiosk …

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Touch of Glass

OCD-UK 29th November 2019 OCD Misuse Leave a Comment

Touch of Glass is an online retailer that have seasonal kiosks in Intu and other large shopping centres in the run up to Christmas.  In 2018 we were made aware they were selling the following products online and via their …

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Commercial organisations misusing OCD

OCD-UK 29th November 2019 Awareness, OCD Misuse Leave a Comment

The uncomfortable truth is that retailers and the media play a part in perpetuating misconceptions and adding to the stigma around some mental health problems, like OCD, and that can and does discourage people from seeking help. The fact is …

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Vino Wine Shops – Edinburgh

OCD-UK 29th November 2019 OCD Misuse Leave a Comment

Yesterday (28th Nov 2019) this tweet appeared in our notifications from Edinburgh based wine chain, Vino Wine Shops.   The author of this post made by Vino Wine Shops, seems to put some thought into this post to make reference …

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OCD Awareness Week Myth – Day Seven

OCD-UK 19th October 2019 OCD Awareness Handouts Leave a Comment

  Each day during OCD Awareness Week (#OCDweek) we will be sharing content focusing on many of the common OCD myths and misconceptions that some still hold about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Please do share this page across your social media and …

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OCD Awareness Week Fact – Day Six

OCD-UK 18th October 2019 OCD Awareness Handouts Leave a Comment

  Each day during OCD Awareness Week (#OCDweek) we will be sharing content focusing on many of the common OCD myths and misconceptions that some still hold about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Please do share this page across your social media and …

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OCD Awareness Week Myth – Day Six

OCD-UK 18th October 2019 OCD Awareness Handouts Leave a Comment

  Each day during OCD Awareness Week (#OCDweek) we will be sharing content focusing on many of the common OCD myths and misconceptions that some still hold about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Please do share this page across your social media and …

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OCD Awareness Week Fact – Day Five

OCD-UK 17th October 2019 OCD Awareness Handouts Leave a Comment

  Each day during OCD Awareness Week (#OCDweek) we will be sharing content focusing on many of the common OCD myths and misconceptions that some still hold about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Please do share this page across your social media and …

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OCD Awareness Week Myth – Day Five

OCD-UK 17th October 2019 OCD Awareness Handouts Leave a Comment

  Each day during OCD Awareness Week (#OCDweek) we will be sharing content focusing on many of the common OCD myths and misconceptions that some still hold about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Please do share this page across your social media and …

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OCD Awareness Week Fact – Day Four

OCD-UK 16th October 2019 OCD Awareness Handouts Leave a Comment

  Each day during OCD Awareness Week (#OCDweek) we will be sharing content focusing on many of the common OCD myths and misconceptions that some still hold about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Please do share this page across your social media and …

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Discovery

OCD-UK 16th October 2019 Awareness, Blogs, OCD Awareness Week, OCD experiences Leave a Comment

Music Album ‘Discovery’ to Support OCD-UK Matthew Thompson, a member of our Derby OCD-UK support group, has recently come together with fellow artists to produce a music album of songs he has written throughout his life. The songs all feature …

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