Day of Action to tackle obsessive compulsive disorder
My name is Paul and I am a volunteer press officer for the UK charity OCD Action. Since 1991 OCD Action has been promoting recovery, awareness and understanding of obsessive compulsive disorder. We have a day of action on November 22 at Imperial College London to show those who are affected by OCD how to fight back against their tormenting thoughts and secret rituals.OCD is a clinically recognised condition in which people experience repetitive and upsetting thoughts (obsessions) and use rituals (compulsions) to control the anxiety these thoughts produce.OCD can affect anyone at any time and it can hit hard. Do you know what it's like to try and rein in the uncontrollable anxiety that surges through your body when your mind is awash with obsessive compulsive disorder, and neither fight nor flight can defeat this invisible enemy?If you do then please come to OCD Conference 2008 on Saturday 22 November at Imperial College London from 8.30am-5.30pm. Professors, mental health experts and people who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorders will join forces in a series of presentations and workshops to raise awareness, increase understanding and share methods of how to treat the biological disorder that affects an estimated 1.8 million people in the UK. Read about ticket details on www.ocdaction.org.ukThere will be workshops for young people, adults and families on how to treat fears on contamination, hoarding, checking and reassurance, as well as Tourette syndrome, body dysmorphic disorder and skin-picking. I hope to see you there.Paul
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