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Issue 46, Summer 2011
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What is good CBT?
Advocacy – what we have achieved
Stakeholder meeting & AGM
Plus regular features and listings
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Welcome
Dear Friends,
Welcome to the latest edition of Action.
Since the last newsletter in the winter, the
Charity has been exceptionally busy. OCD
Week was a huge success, our advocacy
volunteers are up and running, we have
produced new materials and a website as
part of the schools project and continue to
support people on-line and on the phone.
In the last issue, I mentioned that I have
been working with our director, Joel, on how
the Charity can continue to measure the
impact of the work that it does. We have
now done some serious and detailed
analysis of our frontline services and will be
sharing the results with you. In this issue of
Action we will be covering our Advocacy
Service and we will look at the other
services in future editions.
We know that OCD Action changes lives,
but as a Charity we need to ensure that we
have the information we need to make the
right decisions about how to spend our
resources. Times are tough and the Charity
certainly has felt the pressure. As a Trustee
team we have had to work hard to manage
resources and ensure that the Charity is fit
and healthy for the future. Now more than
ever what we need is help from you. You will
see in this newsletter how some of our
supporters have helped to raise funds for
OCD Action– perhaps you can join them!
With best wishes
Daniel
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good CBT, a report from the recent AGM and an update on
our Advocacy Service and the wonderful work it does. As
ever, if you have any comments or would like to submit any
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Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder (OCD) is
better understood and
diagnosed quickly, where
appropriate treatment
options are open and
accessible, where support
and information are readily
available and where
nobody feels ashamed to
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Have Your Say
Can you help us
Spread the word?
As part of our OCD at School project we’re looking for volunteers to visit
their local schools and help spread the word about OCD. We provide the
training, support and materials you will need and will work with you to
make sure that the schools you visit know how to spot OCD and how
to support young people with OCD so they can have the same chances
and opportunities as their friends.
For more information please contact the OCD Action office
on 020 7253 5272 or email ilana@ocdaction.org.uk
Also take a look at our new OCD at School website
www.ocdaction.org.uk/school
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Stakeholder event and AGM
Tuesday 3rd May 2011
Stakeholders Meeting
On the 3rd May this year OCD Action held its Stakeholder & AGM event.
This event was designed to give members and the people who use our services
the chance to help shape the Charity’s plans for the year ahead.
P
articipants worked in teams looking at
fundraising, raising awareness, mapping
services, campaigning and delivering services.
Each team discussed what they thought the
Charity should be doing and aiming to achieve
in their given area and then shared their ideas
with others.
It was incredibly refreshing to see so many
excellent ideas coming forward and to be able
to share the great knowledge and experiences
of participants.
There were a number of ideas and issues
that especially stood out:
Fundraising
All participants felt that the Charity needed
to do more community fundraising. Without
fundraising we are limited in the services
we can provide and community fundraising
encourages people to raise money on our
behalf. While there has been
some good progress in this
area (see later in this
newsletter) we can certainly
be doing more and over the
next year the Charity will
keep encouraging its
members and service users
to take action on its behalf.
Mapping services & campaigning
We all felt that not enough is known about
what NHS services are available in different
locations. The Charity needs to have a clear
service map to be able to really understand
where the gaps are and where it needs to
campaign for better services.
Service delivery
One issue that came up here was the need
to extend the advocacy service which all
participants felt was doing an excellent job.
Also on the to do list is the need to work more
with the network of local support groups and
help them to ensure that they are providing
an excellent service to their members.
Raising awareness
All participants felt that the OCD at School project
was a great move forward but that the Charity
should do more to raise the profile of OCD by
using celebrity endorsements. This is something
that we will be looking into for next OCD Week.
Finally, a huge thank you to all those who
took part, both on the day and on the
online forums - your input has been
incredibly valuable.
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AGM Report
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event.
D
aniel Nabarro, the
Charity’s chair, talked
through the accounts for the
year 2009-10. He highlighted
the fact that the Charity had
received a substantial legacy
during the year and this
had played a crucial role in
ensuring that the Charity could
maintain its services.
Following this, members
approved the accounts for the
year 2009-10 and agreed that
the Charity should continue
to use Baginsky Cohen
accountants as its auditors.
Joel, OCD Action’s Director,
and Daniel then told members
that they felt there was a need
to make a change to OCD
Action’s constitution. The
original constitution stipulated
that Trustees should retire
for one year following six
consecutive years of service.
Trustees felt that while this was
good governance practice, the
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Charity would be adversely
affected by the loss of
considerable trustee talent
and skills. Members agreed
and voted that this clause
in the Charity’s constitution
should be removed.
Two Trustees, India Haylor
and Robert Eddison, stood
down and were offered for reelection. Members voted them
back onto the Trustee Team.
Daniel informed members that
two Trustees, Colin Putney and
Peter Jennings had stepped
down. Members thanked them
for their contribution to the
Charity.
Finally, members elected two
new Trustees, Jordan Rapaport
and Paul Growney onto the
Trustee team.
Jordan (London Based) has
been involved with OCD Action
for over four years both as a
volunteer and as a member of
staff. Jordan brings to the team
an excellent understanding of
how the Charity’s services can
best meet the needs of people
affected by OCD. Jordan also
works closely with the Charity’s
team of over 50 volunteers
ensuring that their own needs
are met and that they have the
skills and resources to help
OCD Action to have a major
impact on the lives of service
users.
Paul (Liverpool Based)
comes to OCD Action with
a great deal of expertise
and understanding of the
commissioning of services by
local authorities and of how
charities can best measure the
impact of their services. OCD
Action believes in the provision
of the highest possible
services for people with
OCD and having Paul on the
Trustee team means that the
Charity can ensure it has the
processes in place to properly
measure and analyse its work
so that it can identify areas of
improvement and maintain
quality.
The Trustee team now consists of,
n 5 People with personal
experience of OCD
n 3 Healthcare professionals
n 2 Carers of people with OCD
Daniel thanked members
for their participation and
concluded by saying that he
felt the Charity had the right
team of Trustees and staff for
the future and that with the help
of members and stakeholders,
OCD Action could continue to
go from strength to strength.
Full minutes of the AGM are
available from OCD Action.
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National
Conference
Saturday 26th
November 2011
Full program details and booking
available at the end of August.
For more information call the
020 7253 5272
office
or email Ilana on ilana@ocdaction.org.uk
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What is good CBT?
What is Good CBT for people with OCD?
3. Content of sessions
The content should stay very
focused on the OCD problem
for most of the time in most of
the sessions (and not mainly
other problems, although
sometimes other issues may
be dealt with later in therapy).
4. Setting of goals
The therapist should help you
develop and work towards an
agreed set of goals for and
after treatment. These should
be specific and achievable
and described in terms of
what you will do (e.g. to hold
my baby; to sit on a public
toilet seat).
T
he National Institute for
Health and Clinical
Excellence (NICE) is the
organisation responsible for
setting guidelines for the NHS
on how to treat Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
According to these guidelines,
if you have been diagnosed
with OCD, you should be
offered Cognitive Behavioural
Therapy (CBT).
People with OCD
sometimes contact OCD
Action to say that they are
receiving some therapy but
are not sure if this is CBT.
Some people also contact the
Charity to say that they are not
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sure if the CBT they are
receiving is of the quality that
it needs to be to help them.
If you have any doubts
about the therapy that you are
receiving, you can use this
checklist to compare your own
treatment with what has been
demonstrated to be the most
effective out-patient CBT
therapy.
1. How long should
sessions last?
Sessions should last at least
45 minutes on average with
an agenda that is agreed at
the start of each session.
Some sessions may be longer
especially if confronting
feared situations or objects.
2. Who else can attend
the session?
Depending on your age and
circumstances, with your
agreement some sessions
might involve your parents or
other family members.
Sometimes sessions may
involve a spouse or other
household member. This can
be essential to help family
members understand the
nature of OCD for example
how they can best help you by
not accommodating your rituals
and giving you reassurance.
5. An explanation of
how your OCD works
You should be provided with
a clear rationale and
explanation of how your OCD
works, what keeps it going
and therefore what you need
to do to overcome it. This is
usually called a formulation
and might consist of a
diagram.
Different therapists may
place a different emphasis on
either the cognitive or the
behavioural aspects of OCD.
A more cognitive explanation
may focus on the meaning
that you attach to your
obsessions (for example
“Because I have thoughts
about being a paedophile it
must mean that I could act
upon them and I am bad for
having them” or “When I feel
contaminated and do not
wash, then I think I might lose
control and it will go on
forever”).
This approach allows you
and your therapist to look for
an alternative understanding
of the intrusive thoughts and
feelings (for example, “I worry
about harming children
because this is the worst thing
that I can imagine”). You might
also understand how the
criteria you use to finish a
ritual, such as feeling right,
comfortable are a problem
and keep the OCD going.
A more behavioural
explanation might emphasise
education about anxiety, how
anxiety is experienced in the
body, how facing up to your
fears may initially increase but
then become easier each time
you repeat the task.
Whatever the emphasis, the
important thing is you have a
good understanding of what
keeps your OCD going and
what you will need to do to
overcome it.
6. Therapist aided
exposure
The therapist should do at
least some exposure or
behavioural experiments with
you in the sessions to test out
your predictions and allow
yourself to experience anxiety.
Ideally this should occur at
least once in your home or
where the OCD is worst.
Alternatively the therapist
might demonstrate the
exposure task first in front of
you (e.g. touching a toilet seat
in front of you first). You
should feel involved in this
process, and not just be told
to do it. Exposure and
behavioural experiments
should be negotiated and you
should understand why there
is a need to do them.
7. Negotiated
homework
The therapist should negotiate
relevant homework tasks to
do between the sessions.
This is also likely to consist of
exposure tasks or behavioural
experiments to test out your
predictions and should be
relevant towards achieving
your goals. The outcome of
these tasks should be
recorded and reviewed when
you next meet. Alternatively
homework might consist of
keeping a record of the
frequency of your checking.
8. Encouraged to do
exposure
You should be consistently
encouraged or requested to
perform activities that involve
exposing yourself to activities,
situations or thoughts that you
avoid. Difficulties should be
discussed and an agreed plan
of action is made cooperatively.
9. Encouraged to resist
your rituals
You should be consistently
encouraged and supported to
resist rituals (for example the
urge to seek reassurance or to
check or put things right).
10. Keep a record of
outcome
The therapist should have some
record of outcome (for example
by a questionnaire or rating
scale) that is specific for OCD.
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What is good CBT?
11. Relationship with
your therapist
There should be a good
enough relationship with your
therapist who you can trust
and can support you. You
should feel your views are
sought and you are involved
in the process. The therapist
should generally have high
expectations about your
ability to change. The
therapist is always
encouraging and positive
about your ability to make
improvements, seeing
problems as a way of learning
better ways of dealing with
the OCD.
The following are
optional but good
CBT might also
involve:
Being asked to listen
to recordings of the
sessions or keep written
summaries of the sessions
and your homework.
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Being recommended
or given appropriate
reading material to help
you further understand
what keeps your OCD
going.
With thanks to :
In CBT you would
NOT expect to have:
n Spent most of the
sessions talking about
your childhood.
n Spent most of the
sessions with your
therapist silent.
n Been encouraged to
challenge your thoughts
or keep thought records
especially when you
have intrusive doubts.
n Been caught up seeking
reassurance about your
worries or repeatedly
been provided with
reassurance with your
therapist.
n Been encouraged to try
and control, stop or block
your intrusive thoughts,
images or urges.
n Been given a mantra or
phrase to repeat to
yourself or reassure
yourself when anxious.
n Felt that you are being
given tasks that you
don’t understand the
rationale for.
Simon Darnley, Director, Anxiety
Disorders Residential Unit, South
London and Maudsley Trust.
Elizabeth Forrester, Consultant
Clinical Psychologist, Centre for
Anxiety Disorders and Trauma,
South London and Maudsley Trust.
Isobel Heyman, Consultant Child
and Adolescent Psychiatrist, The
Maudsley Hospital, South London
and Maudsley Trust.
Blake Stobie, Consultant Clinical
Psychologist, Centre for Anxiety
Disorders and Trauma, South
London and Maudsley Trust.
Paul Salkovskis, Professor of
Clinical Psychology and Applied
Science, University of Bath and
Visiting Professor, King’s College
London.
David Veale, Consultant
Psychiatrist in CBT, Centre for
Anxiety Disorders and Trauma and
Anxiety Disorders Residential Unit,
South London and Maudsley Trust.
If you are not happy with
the treatment that you are
receiving there are things
that you can do. OCD
Action’s helpline and
advocacy service may be
able to help. Please call the
Charity on 0845 390 6232
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Being asked by your
therapist to summarise
what you have learned, and
other ways of making sure
that the therapist and client
have some shared
understanding of the OCD
and how it can be dealt with.
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summarise
You may be asked by your therapist to
what you have learned
Book Review
TAKING CONTROL OF OCD
by David Veale and Rob Willson
T
he authors of Taking
Control of OCD have
collated stories from OCD
sufferers often not discussed
outside their immediate
circle. With varying forms of
the illness – contamination,
intrusive thoughts including
those taboo subjects people
are scared to admit they think
about, to death and social
acceptance – the reader
can share in very private
and genuine stories. Rich
details, intriguing people and
interesting outcomes are some
of the reasons why we love
stories and this book is no
different. The human aspect
is a refreshing change from
reading so many text books.
Story telling is one of the
best tools we have for sharing
what we know in a way that
compels the other person to
pay attention, listen, and recall
what is said. We think we can
deal with OCD ourselves – if
there’s one vital message
from the real life tales in this
book, it’s that you cannot.
Help is there, and although it
might seem like a mountain
to climb, it is clearly illustrated
here how it can be done, but
professional help, and the right
professional help is paramount.
Stories help us relate
much better to each other by
connecting our experiences
on the way to improving our
understanding. The difference
between this book and a
text book is how the reader
appreciates the feelings of the
sufferer and in most cases can
relate to familiar emotions of
their own. How the writer felt
when in counseling illustrates
excellently how beneficial, not
daunting, the process can be.
We get a remarkable sense
of how easy it is to appear
from the outside like nothing’s
wrong, but inside we’re
tormented beyond belief.
The most inspirational
feature of these heart
rendering stories of survival
is that of motivation. It is what
makes people finally admit a
problem, that it is OCD and
what drives them to find the
right help.
A common hurdle with
sufferers in taking the first step
towards help is embarrassment
and having to admit to
someone, exactly what their
thoughts and fears are. We
learn that in real life the
health professional does not
judge and is not disgusted by
unpleasant thoughts.
Stories make things personal
for us and for those with
whom we share them. So
many aspects of the recovery
process are terrifying at first.
ERP (Exposure and Response
Prevention) especially and
also group therapy. Reading
a personal account and how
it fits into the bigger picture,
makes it easy to grasp how
it works. It comes across
more logical, not so alarming
and by seeing the beginning
(suffering), middle (therapy)
and end will encourage
people to finally seek the help
available.
The reader can take a lot
away from the life lessons of
these writers. We are inspired
by the examples of success
and how they took the long
journey to recovery. From
the importance of getting the
right kind of CBT, telling your
therapist everything to the
shocking reality of ERP and
how new OCDs can replace
old ones. It’s not just about
the cure but life afterwards;
the wisdom achieved and the
focus they now have on their
lives going forward.
To order a copy of
Taking Control of OCD
at the special price of £7.99
incl. p&p (RRP £9.99) call
01206 255 800 and quote
OCD ACTION.
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ADVOCACY CHANGED MY LIFE
Advocacy
Client Feedback
Feedback forms are sent to all Advocacy Service clients and they are asked to
measure how they feel both before and after working with the service.
– What we have achieved
We are really proud of our
Advocacy Service. Over the last
year we have worked with
clients to challenge the
ignorance and discrimination
that they face in all aspects of
their lives and secure the rights
and support that they are entitled
to and that they need. We also
work to give people the skills
OCD Action’s Advocacy Manager also reviews all cases to measure
how successful that service has been in achieving the outcomes that
a client has desired. From this review we can see that in the four
main areas where the service provides support there have been a
number of real successes.
Care and Treatment (68 recorded cases)
Improved access to care and treatment
53%
Increased knowledge of treatment rights and options
96%
Work (30 recorded cases)
Job position now more secure
30%
Improved knowledge of rights at work
100%
Increased confidence in asserting rights under equality law
100%
Reasonable adjustments made to accommodate client
Increased confidence in asserting rights under equality law
100%
Can’t access
the treatment
you need?
OCD Action’s
could help you.
75%
How would you rate the
advocacy service?
11%
56%
n Not sure
Did the service achieve
your desired outcome?
17%
33%
n Good
n Very Good
83%
n No
n Yes
Comments and thanks from service users
Your information on housing was so helpful. I have a real fear of people coming to my
home and worry about how I will cope with housing authorities and landlords. Now I know
that I have rights for my OCD to be considered and discussed.
Thank you for giving me my confidence back. Working with the Advocacy team has
enabled me to approach my consultant more like the old me rather than the pathetic
person I had become.
Thank you for getting me the specialist therapy I needed, it has turned my life around.
I am sleeping in my own bed, walking in town and have even been able to pop to the
shops. My anxiety is better and I feel more confident about the future.
100%
Please contact
us on
Housing (11 recorded cases)
Tenancy more secure
55%
Greater support from housing services
82%
Increased knowledge of housing rights 100%
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Having
difficulty with
your employer
or a landlord?
ADVOCACY service
Education (4 recorded cases)
Improved support from University / College
and confidence needed to feel
empowered and able to face
future challenges.
A few months ago we
undertook a review of 120 recent
cases. We produced a full report
and this is available to download
from the Advocacy section of the
OCD Action website. Here are
some of the highlights.
0845 390 6234
www.ocdaction.org.uk
Thank you so much, you have given me the knowledge and skills to move on and
look after myself.
I just cannot find the words to express how much I appreciate your support.
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SCHOOLS PROJECT
OCD at School
OCD Action’s new OCD at School project is up and running and already showing
success. OCD affects 1-2% of young people, meaning that for every 100 students
there is a chance that 1 or 2 suffer from OCD with varying degrees of severity.
W
e are working in
cooperation with the
South London and Maudsley
Hospital, a centre of excellence
on OCD, and The City Bridge
Trust, to increase awareness
of OCD in schools, help
educators to spot the signs
of OCD and to provide support
to pupils with the disorder.
Since launching a few months
ago we have made great
progress, with:
n new information packs
available to school
personnel, parents and
young people.
n a dedicated group of
volunteers who have already
visited several schools in the
Greater London area
n a new OCD at School
website
n planned meeting days
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We are promoting the
importance of building a strong
relationship between parents,
teachers, and health
professionals to provide the
best support possible for
pupils. Progress is more likely
to be made when consistent
messages are given to the
young person and agreement
on when to accommodate and
when to challenge their OCD.
OCD at School website
We have launched a new
website specifically aimed at
those who can benefit from the
OCD at School project. This
special website has lots of
useful information and includes
n forum for young people
n forum for teachers
n forum for parents
n case studies
n and lots more ...
School personnel
training
One of the key aspects of the
project is going into schools
and meeting face-to-face with
personnel at all levels,
including school heads, nurses,
teachers and SENCos (Special
Educational Needs
Coordinators) to go through
the education packs and train
staff to use them. Through
these sessions we can make
sure staff really engage with
the project and feel confident
to do as much as they can for
their students. So far we have
visited seven schools and have
several more who are
interested in having someone
come in to speak to staff.
Information Packs
These packs have been
developed in conjunction with
clinical psychologists at the
South London and Maudsley
Hospital and are all
downloadable from the OCD at
School website.
The Teacher’s guide
provides information on OCD
and the signs to look out for in
the classroom. It also includes
practical tips about some of the
things which teachers can do
in the classroom to help a
young person with OCD. Also
included is a lesson plan
written by a SENCo to ensure
that other young people at
school learn about OCD,
hopefully leading to open
discussions in class. The
Parent’s Guide explains what
OCD is and how it affects their
child, and this and the Young
Person’s Guide both explain
the importance of working
together with school
personnel to help them get
better.
Meet-up days
We are planning two events
to take place later this year.
The first is a training day for
educational professionals
which will provide an
opportunity to come together
and share ideas and
experiences. The second will
be a day for young people
with OCD and their parents,
providing a friendly and
supportive environment to
meet with others in a similar
position and provide mutual
support. We hope these
events will also encourage
feedback on the work done
so far to find out how we can
better serve the schools and
young people.
Volunteers
We had wonderful feedback
from our request for
volunteers in the last OCD
Action newsletter. Some of
these people have been
running the school personnel
training, while others have
been initiating contact with
schools in their area to
publicise the project and
arrange for volunteers to go
in to run the training with staff.
ion on OCD
The Teacher’s guide provides informat
and the signs to look out for in the classroom.
If you’d like to offer your time
please call the office on
020 7253 5272. We are
especially keen to hear from
parents of young people with
OCD either currently in school
or who have recently left.
By going into secondary
schools in London and talking
about OCD and bringing in your
insight you can generate much
needed awareness and support
for young people at a time
when they need it the most.
Take a look and tell
us what you think
of the new website
www.ocdaction.org.uk/school
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Member’s story
Gerry McEvilly
The Day I buried my demons
I
have been suffering from
OCD and other anxiety
disorders since 1971, all starting
with germs and worries about
my health. The OCD started
getting worse in 1974 and
became really bad with
intrusive thoughts, which
I found very distressing.
I felt enormous guilt, was afraid
to tell anybody and thought I
was a bad person for years. In
1999 my father died making my
anxiety problems worse. The
following year I was referred to
a psychiatrist and a psychologist
and I was diagnosed with OCD
and prescribed exposure
therapy. I responded well
to the treatment but soon
started having setbacks.
My medication was changed
and I started to feel depressed.
In August 2002, my mother
died suddenly and my whole
world fell apart. I had to move
house and my OCD and anxiety
went through the roof. I became
more depressed and would go
to bed hoping not to wake up,
over estimated danger and had
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severe phobias. I telephoned
the Samaritans, No Panic
helpline and talked to my staff
counselor regularly. I was a
complete wreck, with low self
esteem and loss of confidence.
I received bereavement
counseling and at the end of
the sessions, the counselor told
me I was a very good person
and wished me all the best for
the future.
Soon after, things started
improving; I started enjoying life
again. I had a few setbacks but
kept going. I took a ten week
introduction to counseling
course at South Thames
College, though at the end of
the course, I decided not to
progress with it. In May 2007 I
became a volunteer warden for
the National Trust, assisting the
full time warden with duties on
Box Hill and Headley Heath. I
litter picked the area, checked
on cattle and sheep, and really
enjoyed my time there. On one
occasion I was sent by the duty
warden to look for a sheep that
was unaccounted for. I located
the sheep but sadly it was
dead. I dealt with the situation
calmly, radioing the duty
warden, who came and we got
the sheep down the hill, into the
Land Rover and drove back to
Warren Farm. After that I carried
on as if nothing had happened.
The duty warden was very
impressed at how I handled the
situation, knowing that I suffer
from OCD. This was a big
turning point for me, giving me
enormous confidence.
In October 2009, I took
a three month course on
countryside crafts and estate
skills, in preparation for a career
change. This involved skills such
as fencing, sheep handling,
coppicing, hedge laying and
tractor driving. The tractor
driving was amazing and I really
enjoyed it. The tutor said I had
done very well (not bad for
somebody who cannot drive a
car) and so I took a four day
course on basic tractor driving.
On the first day I got straight into
the cab and the tutor showed
me the instruments and
controls; my anxiety levels were up
that day. I then switched on the
engine and he got me to drive
slowly, to touch the end of a traffic
cone. I did not do too well to start
with but after lunch, I started to
improve and my anxiety levels were
down.
I learnt several maneuvers
including hitching up to a trailer and
driving around the circuit and
backing the trailer up and
unhitching it, and driving at
commercial speed. I passed the
practical test and I got eighty seven
percent in the theory test. The
tutors told me I had done really well;
I was very pleased with myself. That
was the proudest day of my life.
Back in 2003, driving a tractor
would have been light years away
as, for someone who used to
overestimate danger, getting into a
cab of a tractor and qualifying
shows how far I have come. For
someone who has OCD, Anxiety
Disorder and had severe phobias
this is a fantastic breakthrough,
giving encouragement and hope to
other sufferers.
When I took on this four day
tractor driving course, I took on the
anxiety and won. When I was in the
cab of the tractor I was not only
doing it for my future career, I was
doing it for my fellow sufferers and I
was determined not to let them
down. I now volunteer at Merrist
Wood College, working with
tractors for future employment and
have just earned an NVQ in
customer services, level two.
I hope other sufferers benefit from
my achievements and make a
success of themselves. I believe
there is no such thing as ‘‘I can’t’’
and I believe you can if you think
you can.
Member’s Poem
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or a complex, or something autistic,
a symbol of something unconscious,
an allergy, blockage, or tic,
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nerd, slightly autistic, disabled,
original, obstinate, gifted,
or, for heaven’s sake, differently abled.
I haven’t a regular shelf –
I rather like genius, myself!
You can call yourself doctor, neurologist,
a therapist, counsellor, maverick,
a dietary what’s-its-name expert,
a psychologist, or a psychic.
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Issue 46, Summer
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FundraisinG
Challenges
Jude Wynne
Our Advocacy Manager Jude
Wynne works tirelessly
throughout the year securing a
better deal for people with OCD.
This July saw Jude becoming a
member of our fundraising team
and taking part in her first ever
Triathlon. The Deva Diva’s event
took place in Chester and
consisted of a 750m open water
swim, 25km cycle route and
finished with a 5k run. After
intensive training Jude finished
in an amazing time and has
raised over £1000. You can read
more about Jude’s efforts,
including her training blog,
in the fundraising section on
the OCD Action website.
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Zuleika Knowles
Zuleika Knowles got involved in April by running
the Virgin London Mini Marathon - the official UK
road running championships for young athletes
aged between 11 and 17. Zu set herself a target of
raising £500 and absolutely smashed this by
raising a staggering £2,125.
What Zu said about the day.
The mini marathon was great! Although hanging
around outside in the cold for an hour before a race
wouldn’t be my first choice of activity for 7am on a
Sunday, but it was definitely worth it. The race was
a challenge especially at the start, with many other
uber-competetive, long legged girls kicking and
scratching to get to the front. The atmosphere was
really great, and I was greeted with a lovely view of
London as I ran along embankment. By the end of
the race I (almost) didn’t want it to end, however it
was a relief to cross the finish line alive. My time
was around 23 minutes 10 seconds. To put that into
context, the winner did it in 17 minutes 54 seconds.
Overall it was a really good day, and I’d love to do it
again, and maybe one day do the big one!
Kate Watson
This July Kate Watson entered the Ride Across Britain
challenge to fundraise for OCD Action. Kate undertook the
challenge with a group of friends cycling from Land’s End
to John O’Groates and covering an amazing 953 miles!
Kate chose to help us because of a close family member
that is affected by OCD. She and her friends have managed
to raise £1,620.
David Davies
This year marked the 80th
anniversary of the historic
Round the Island Race
and David Davies along
with the other members of
his crew, The Seasick Six,
took part to support OCD
Action. The race started
at six in the morning with
a fleet of over 1700 boats
departing from Cowes
and travelling round the
Isle of Wight. David said
“I have never sailed in
an event of this type and
as an OCD sufferer it’s
a challenge that is part
of my treatment.” His
team has already raised
a staggering £5,000 with
donations still coming in
daily.
Issue 46, Summer
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2011 / 2012
FundraisinG
Opportunities
There are lots of different ways that you can help OCD
Action and there are fundraising opportunities that will
suit anyone no matter how much time you have to give.
With a little bit of determination you can help improve the life of someone affected with
OCD. Below is just a sample of some of the amazing events that we have on offer but
if you would like an information pack or to speak to someone about how you can get
involved please call Christian in the office on 0207 253 5272.
China Trek 2012
OCD Action is excited to
offer adventurous
volunteers the opportunity
to trek through China in
2012. Join the trip of a
lifetime and trek the Great
Wall, visit Beijing and
discover China’s amazing
cultural past. The best
part is if you raise enough
in sponsorship you will get
to take part for free!
Santa Run Dec 2011
This event is now in its
fourth year and a great
way to fundraise and get
in the festive spirit at the
same time. We have
spaces for this 5km fun
run in Manchester and
London and every runner
gets a free Santa suit.
This event is lots of fun
and extremely popular.
London to Brighton
Cycle Ride
On Sunday 11th Sept you
will start in South London,
travel through Mitcham,
Carshalton, Chipstead,
Banstead, Haywards
Heath and finally to
Brighton having completed
54 miles! No previous
experience is required and
with a bit of training the 54
mile route should easily be
within your capabilities.
The spirit of the event is
‘taking part’ not ‘winning’
so you can pedal at your
own pace!
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We are proud to announce that this
new project will be working with
the South London and Maudsley
Hospital to develop support
and information for parents
of young people with OCD.
Being the parent of a child with
OCD can be incredibly difficult.
We get hundreds of calls from
parents lost and confused, not
knowing what to do. We want to
provide both emotional support
and information to help them.
This project is just at the beginning
stages and we hope to develop it
alongside parents to make sure we
provide exactly what they need.
So, if you are the parent of a child
(under 18) with OCD we would love
to hear your ideas and experiences.
Please contact the OCD Action
office on 020 7253 5272 or email
Ilana at ilana@ocdaction.org.uk.
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SUPPORT GROUP UPDATES
Listings
Listings
Where
Time
WHERE
Contact
group Type
Central London
Every Thursday 19.0020.30
The Parlour, Hinde Street
Methodist Church,
19 Thayer Street,
London W1U 2QH
Gary Love
07803 721 598
garylove47@hotmail.com
12 Step Programme
Obsessive
Compulsive
Anonymous group
Central London
Fortnightly on
alternate Thursdays.
Room available from
18.30 - meeting 19.0021.30
The Poetry Place,
22 Betterton Street,
London, WC2H 9BX
(upstairs room called the Poetry
Studio - use door to left of cafe)
Stephen
07976 726 803
OCD Support
Group
Central London Hoarding Support
Group- Eastham
Last Wednesday of
the month, 18.0020.00 (no meeting in
August 2011)
Graham Practice,
Wordsworth HC 19,
Wordsworth Ave,
London, E12 6SU
Satwant Singhhoarding
satwant@gmail.com
Hoarding Support
Group
Edgware
Second Tuesday of
every month 19.3021.00
Royal Free NRC
(formerly called Biru Unit),
Edgware Community Hospital,
Burnt Oak, Broadway HA8 OAD
Suzanne or Judy C
all OCD Action on
0845 390 6232
edgwareocd@yahoo.co.uk
Support group
for people
with OCD
First Thursday of
every month 19.3021.30
The Pembroke Community
Mental Health Resource Centre,
90 Pembroke Road,
Ruislip Manor,
Middlesex HA4 8NQ
Beryl 01895 444 804 (between
10.00-19.00 only please) ,
07913 464 706
(24hr answerphone)
ocdsupport4u@aol.com
OCD Support
group
Last Friday of every
month 14.00-16.00
The Pembroke Community
Mental Health Resource Centre
90 Pembroke Road,
Ruislip Manor,
Middlesex HA4 8NQ
Beryl 01895 444 804 (between
10.00-19.00 only please) ,
07913 464 706
(24hr answerphone)
ocdsupport4u@aol.com
OCD Support
group for carers
LONDON
Hillingdon 1
Hillingdon 2
Ilford
(Group 1)
Monday 19.00-20.30,
Tuesday 18.30-20.45
Redbridge Progress Centre,
497/499 Ley Street,
Ilford Essex, IG2 7QX
Karon Gordon
020 8262 8891
www.anxietycare.org.uk
OCD Support
group
Ilford
(Group 2)
Thursdays 11.00-13.00
Anxiety Care, Parish Centre,
326 High Road,
Ilford, IG1 1QP
Karon Gordon
020 8262 8891
(Mon-Fri 10.00-15.00)
www.anxietycare.org.uk
OCD Recovery
Support Group
Southgate
First Sunday of every
month
19.00-21.00
The Priory Hospital,
The Bourne, Southgate,
London, N14 6RA
Alison Islin
020 8958 5332
alisonislin@btconnect.com
OCD Support
group
Southgate
- BDD Group
Third Sunday of every
month 16.00-18.00
The Priory Hospital,
The Bourne, Southgate,
London, N14 6RA
Martin Anson 020 7848 0387
Clinical Psychologist
(If there is a voicemail,
please leave a message)
m.anson@iop.kcl.ac.uk
BDD Support
group
Cam-Mind, Barrere House,
100 Chesterton Road,
Cambridge CB4 1ER
Aly
01223 311 320
development@cam-mind.
org.uk
OCD Support
Group
Ipswich
Every second and
fourth Thursday,
14.00-16.00
The Friends Society of Quakers
39 Fonnereau Road,
pswich, IP1 3JH
Paul Maguire
01473 212536
(m) 07922 973916
ocdlimits@live.co.uk
OCD Support
Group
Kent - Rainham
OCD Group
Third Wednesday of
month 19.15-21.00
St. Margaret’s Millennium Centre,
Gate Keeper Chase,
Rainham, ME8 9BH
Lea Lea
07722075280
ocdleainfo@yahoo.co.uk
OCD Support
Group
Milton Keynes
Fourth Monday of
month 14.30-16.30
except Bank Holidays
City Counselling Centre,
320 Saxon Gate West, Central
Milton Keynes, (Behind Christ the
Cornerstone Church) MK9 2ES
Jane
01908 607 667
OCD Support
Group
Norfolk OCD
Support- Cromer
Fortnightly Thursdays Merchants Place,
18.30 - 20.30. Meeting Church Street,
on 22nd July and
Cromer, NR27 9GW
fortnightly thereafter.
Keira Bartlett
01263 517 104
keira-bartlett@talk21.com
OCD Support
Group
Norfolk OCD
Support Downham Market
18.00-20.00 every
second and fourth
Wed of the month
MIND centre,
33A Lynn Road,
Downham Market, PE38 9NJ
Frances Witley
(01263) 517104 keira-bartlett@talk21.com
OCD Support
Group
Norfolk OCD
Support - King's
Lynn
18.00-20.00 every
first and third Wed of
the month
MIND Centre, Saunders Yard,
Kings Lynn, PE30 1PH
Jonathan Davis
(01263) 517104 keira-bartlett@talk21.com
OCD Support
Group
OCD Norfolk
Every Wednesday
18.00-20.00
Heacham Mind Centre,
4 Poplar Avenue, Heacham,
King's Lynn, PE31 7EA
07913 654 533
info@ocdnorfolk.co.uk
OCD Support
Group
Norwich - Group 1
First Tuesday of the
month 18.00-20.00
Central Norwich
Geraldine Scott
01603 619246 evenings
OCD Support
Group
Norwich - Group 2
Every Tuesday evening
with the exception of
the first Tuesday in the
month 19.15-21.00
Central Norwich
Geraldine Scott
01603 619246 evenings
CBT focussed
OCD support
group
Southend-on-Sea
Second Thursday of
month, 10.30-12.30
(not July and August)
14 Avenue Terrace,
Southend-on-Sea,
Essex, SS0 7PL
Jackie St John at Trust Links
Breakthrough, 01702 346 001
07876 353 547, 01702 346 001
breakthrough@trustlinks.org
Jim Grigg 07876 353 547
Jim.Grigg@btinternet.com
OCD Carer's
Support Group,
but people with
OCD welcome
St. Albans
Evenings. Monthly
Thursdays 19.0020.00
At Mind in Mid Herts Head
Office, 137a Hatfield Road,
St Albans, Herts, AL1 4JX
Jenny Robinson
07768 639 186
Jenny@FeelLighter.co.uk.
OCD Carers'
group
St. Albans
Evenings. Monthly
Thursdays 19.0020.30; Daytime.
Monthly Tuesdays
13.00-14.30
At Mind in Mid Herts Head
Office, 137a Hatfield Road,
St Albans,
Herts, AL1 4JX
Jenny Robinson
07768 639 186
Jenny@FeelLighter.co.uk.
OCD Sufferer's
support group
Stevenage
Evenings. Monthly
Wednesdays 19.0020.30 Daytime.
Monthly Thursdays
13.00-14.30
Stevenage Wellbeing Centre,
13 Town Square, Stevenage,
Herts., SG1 1BP.
Jenny Robinson
07769 639 186
Jenny@FeelLighter.co.uk.
OCD Carers'
group
Stevenage
Evenings. Fortnightly
Tuesdays, 19.0020.30; Daytime.
Monthly Thursdays
13.00-14.30
Stevenage Wellbeing Centre,
13 Town Square, Stevenage,
Herts., SG1 1BP.
Jenny Robinson
07769 639 186
Jenny@FeelLighter.co.uk.
OCD Sufferer's
support group
EASTERN ENGLAND
Cambridge
Every other Monday,
17.30-19.00 (please
call for exact dates)
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Listings
SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
SOUTH WEST ENGLAND
Basingstoke
Monthly on the
second Wednesday of
the month, 18.30-19.30
The Ark Conference Centre Ltd,
Binwoodie Drive, Basingstoke,
Hampshire, RG24 9NN
Charlotte Underwood
07861 378 883
OCD Support
Group
Bournemouth
(Winton)
First Tuesday of every
month, 19.00-21.00
First Wednesday of
every month 18.3020.15
9 Buckingham Road,
Brighton, BN1 3RJ
Linda
01403 713 123
lin.thornton@btopenworld.
com
OCD Support
Group
Eric Chalmers
01929 557 725
07837 179 760
e.chalmers@dorset-cc.gov.uk
OCD Support
group
Brighton
Winton Resource Centre,
528 Wimborne Road,
Winton, Bournemouth,
Dorset, BH9 2EX
Bristol
OCD Support
group
Usually the first and
third Monday of the
month, 20.00 - 21.00.
Please email/phone
for confirmation.
Guildford United Reform Church,
83 Portsmouth Road,
Guilford, GU2 4BS
Rob / Sally
07968 196 377
07790 397510
rob3171@gmail.com
12 Step OCD
Support group
Penpole Community Centre,
Oak Tree Court,
The Ridge, Shirehampton,
Bristol, BS11 0BN
Sharon Davies
07729 848 675
sagishaz@aol.com
Guildford
- 12 Step
Programme
Saturdays, 6 week
course. Call to
register, when there
are enough people
the course will begin.
Taunton
New group, call for
details
Call for details
Sharon Davies
07729 848 675
sagishaz@aol.com
OCD Support
group
Kent
- BDD Group
Contact for timings
MIND, The Almshouses,
18 West Hill, Dartford,
Kent, DA1 2EP
Sue
0132 229 1380
admin@dgsmind.co.uk
BDD Support
group
Plymouth
Mind Oasis,
8 Woodside, Greenbank,
Plymouth, PL4 8QE
Joe Higman
01752 254 004
joeh@plymouthmind.org.uk
OCD Support
Group
Kent
- OCD Group
Contact for timings
MIND, The Almshouses,
18 West Hill, Dartford,
Kent, DA1 2EP
Sue
0132 229 1380
admin@dgsmind.co.uk
OCD Support
Group
Every other
Wednesday, 19.0021.00. Please phone
to check times
Kent
- Maidstone
Third Thursday of
every month 11.0012.30
Maidstone MIND,
The Bridges,
23 College Road,
Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6YH
Merryl / Sally
(Maidstone Mind)
01622 692 383
Andrew Hider
andrewhider@blueyonder.
co.uk
OCD Support
Group
WimbourneObsessions
Together
Third Wednesday of
every month 19.0021.00
Jessop House,
Mill Lane, Wimborne,
Dorset, BH21 1HG
Eric Chalmers
01202 496 267
07837179760
e.chalmers@dorset-cc.gov.uk
Obsessions
Together OCD
Support Group
Exeter
Fortnightly Mondays.
Please phone /email
contact for details
before attending.
The Lounge Bar,
Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel,
Southernhay East EX1 1QF
Gemma Gladstone
01392 477899 (with
answerphone) gemma.
gladstone@googlemail.com
OCD Support
Group
Oxford
Once a month, usually
on the first Monday
of the month, from
19.00-21.00
Michael Young Building,
RESTORE, Manzil Way
(off Cowley Road),
Oxford, OX4 1YH
Stephen and Richard
07976 726803
ox.ocd.support@hotmail.com
OCD Support
Group
Portsmouth
Once a month, usually
on the first Saturday
of the month 11.0013.00
Cosham Community Centre,
Wootton Street, Cosham,
Portsmouth, PO6 3AP
Stephen
07976 726 803
Reading
Every other Monday
at 20.00
Trinity Church, Chalfont Close,
Earley, Reading, RG6 5HZ
South Hampshire
(Eastleigh)
First Saturday of every
month 14.15 - 16.45
Surbiton
Brentwood
NORTH WEST ENGLAND
Alkrington,
Manchester
Monthly on Mondays
12.30-14.30
The Old Boar’s Head,
111 Long Street, Middleton,
Manchester, M24 3UE
Bernie/Lindsey
01616 436 729, 07738 225 320
b.glover77@ntlworld.com
OCD Support
group
OCD Support
Group
Salford
Third Monday of the
month 16.00-18.00
Energise Center,
3 Douglas Green,
Charlestown,
Salford, M6 6ES
Christopher Keane
0161 212 7500 (for all initial
enquiries contact Jude Wynne
Mon-Wed on 0845 390 6234)
OCD Support
group
Melanie Moore
01189 481 139
melanie_j_moore@hotmail.
com
OCD Support
Group
Bolton
Every other Monday
19.30-21.00
MHIST, 30 Chorley,
New Road,
Bolton, BL1 4AP
Sandra Clarkson, Judith
Sumner 01204 527 200
(MHIST)help@mhist.co.uk,
judith.sumner@mhist.co.uk
OCD Support
group
The Cranbury Centre,
Cranbury Road,
Eastleigh, SO50 5HT
Stephen
07976 726 803
OCD Support
Group
Leeds
2nd Monday of the
month. 19.15-20.45
Oxford Place Centre,
Leeds, LS1 3AX
Brian
07932266183
OCD Support
group
Third Thursday of
every month 20.00
onward. Group closes
at 23.00. Anyone
attending is free to
leave anytime that
suits them.
The South Place Resource
Centre, South Place
(off Ewell Road, )
Surbiton,
Surrey, KT5 8RX
Les , 020 8390 2648
ocdhelp@tiscali.co.uk
(Please leave enquiries
between 16.00 and 18.00
Mon-Fri only. Calls returned
as soon as possible and to
landlines only. Group enquiries
only. Please attend group
evening for specific personal
information regarding OCD).
OCD Support
Group
Macclesfield,
Cheshire
Last Tuesday of the
month 18.00-21.00
Wykeham Chase, Off Bransdale
Way, Macclesfield
realitycheckmacc@aol.com
OCD Support
group
Macclesfield,
Cheshire
First Tuesday of the
month 18.00-19.00
Christ Church, Lord Street,
Southport, Merseyside, PR8 1AA
Call OCD Action on
0845 390 6232
OCD Support
group
Merseyside, Wirral
Second Friday of
every month 20.00
Contact group organisers
for details
Duncan / Colin
0151 632 2017
0151 228 6455
parkesduncan@hotmail.com
colin_s_wilson@yahoo.co.uk
OCD Support
group
Third Wednesday of
every month 18.30
-20.00. Donation of £1
to cover costs.
14 Ongar Road,
Brentwood,
CM15 9AX
Tony Robinson
01277 234246 / 263613
OCD Support
Group
Merseyside,
Southport
Continues October
2011. Call for more
details.
Christ Church,
Lord Street, Southport,
Merseyside, PR8 1AA
OCD Action office
0845 390 6232
donnanville@hotmail.com
OCD Support
group
Warrington
First Tuesday of every
month 10.00-12.00
Allen Street Day Centre
44 Allen Street,
Warrington, WA2 7JB
Molly McKay Kevin Bennett
01925 652 204
07734 039 456
OCD Support
group
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NORTH EASTERN ENGLAND
Tyne and Wear/
Northumberland
Every Monday
18.00-21.00 except
bank holidays
Tom Carpenter Centre,
Carliol Square,
Newcastle on Tyne, NE1 6UF
Rachel Silken
0191 226 8776
gatesheadocdgroup@yahoo.
co.uk
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Yorkshire and Humberside
Bradford
First Monday of
month 17.30-19.30
Bradford MIND,
Ground Floor,
Trade Force Building,
Cornwall Place, Bradford,
West Yorkshire, BD8 7JT
Donna
07711 955 322
donnanville@hotmail.com
OCD Support
group
Halifax
First Monday of every
month 18.30-20.00
The King Centre, Park Road,
Halifax
Louisa
07761 384 414
OCD Support
group
Sheffield
Monthly on a Monday
at 19.00. The group
meets every four-tofive weeks.
Knowle House, 4 Norfolk Park
Road Sheffield, S2 3QE
Helen Frith
(until Nov 2011)
01142 796 777
hfrith@cahh.org. uk
OCD Support
group
Dan at York Mind
01904 647 349
01904 647 014
dabritman@hotmail.com
OCD Support
group
Beverley Sturdgess
01933 675094
i.sturdgess@btinternet.com
OCD Support
group
York
If there is enough
interest, the group will
restart later in 2011
Suite 506-507, Davina House
137-149 and
Goswell
Road,
7ET
Name(s)
address
of London
account EC1V
holder(s)
Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms
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Name(s)
and address
of account holder(s)
Address........................................................
Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms��
......................................................................
Address.......................................................................
............................... Postcode ......................
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Postcode��
Bank/Building Society account number
EAST MIDLANDS
Northants
The first Tuesday
of the month from
19.00 - 21.00
Northampton and District MIND,
Anchor House,
6-7 Regents Square,
Northampton, NN1 2NQ
Bank/Building Society account number
Branch Sort Code
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Birmingham, West
Midlands
Third Saturday of
each month,
14.30 - 16.30
Carr's Lane Church Centre,
Carr's Lane,
Birmingham, B4 7SX
John Hinckes, Chairman
WMOCD 07977 591 081
johnhinckes@blueyonder.
co.uk
OCD Support
group
Contact group for details
Ian Hughes
02920 335 555
Ian.Hughes@CardiffandVale.
wales.nhs.uk
OCD Support
group
-
07580963454 (Please call
for an information message
about the next meeting)
OCD Support
group
Glasgow
First Wednesday of
every month 18.3019.30
Charlie Reid Centre,
Elmbank Street,
Glasgow, G2 4PB
Contact the OCD Action
office 0845 390 6232
OCD Support
group
North Wales,
Deeside
Every 2nd and 4th
Wednesday
Aston House, Deeside,
Community Hospital,
Plough Lane,
Deeside, CH5 1XS
Keir Harding 01244 834 921
OCD Support
group
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Instruction to your Bank or Building Society
Please pay RDS/OCD Direct Debits from
theaccount detailed in this Instruction subject
Instruction
to your assured
Bank or by
Building
Society
to the safeguards
the Direct
Debit
Please
pay CAF/OCD
Direct
Debits
from the
Guarantee.
I understand
that
this instruction
account
detailed
this Instruction
subject
to
may remain
withinRDS/OCD
and if so,
details
the safeguards assured by the Direct Debit
will be passed electronically to my
Guarantee. I understand that this instruction
Bank/Building Society.
may remain with CAF/OCD and if so, details
will be passed electronically to my
Bank/Building Society.
Signature
SIGNATURE
Date
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Banks
and Building Societies may not accept Direct Debit instructions for some types of account.
OCD Support
group
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This
Thisguarantee
guaranteeshould
shouldbe
bedetached
detachedand
andretained
retainedbybythe
thePayer
Payer
The Direct Debit Guarantee
Christina McManus / Kate
07789 104 668
07522 545 258
christina@ocdni.com or
kate@ocdni.com
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NORTHERN IRELAND
Imperial Buildings,
72 High St.,
Belfast, BT1 2BE
FOR
OFFICIAL
FOR
CAF
OFFICIALUSE
USEONLY
ONLY - This is
This
is
not
part
of
the instruction
not part of the Instruction
to your to your
Bank/Building
Society
Bank/Building
Society
Date
of first
payment
after:
Date
of first
payment
on on
or or
after:
Address.......................................................................
The Central Library,
7-9 George IV Bridge ,
Old Town,
Edinburgh EH1 1EG
4th Monday of every
month, 19.30-21.30
To: The Manager��
............................... Postcode ......................
Third Wednesday of
every month, 18.3020.30
Belfast
......................................................................
Edinburgh
First Tuesday of every
month 18.00-19.30
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To: The Manager .............................. Bank
Name and full postal address of your
Address........................................................
Bank/Building
Society
SCOTLAND AND WALES
Cardiff
48 39 47 14 67 8
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Branch Sort Code
Name and full postal address of your
Bank/Building Society
WEST MIDLANDS
6
This guarantee is offered by all Banks and Building Societies that take part in the Direct Debit Scheme. The
efficiency and security of the Scheme is monitored and protected by your own Bank or Building Society.
If the amounts to be paid or the payment dates change, CAF/OCD will notify you at least ten working days
in advance of your account being debited or as otherwise agreed.
If an error is made by CAF/OCD or your Bank or Building Society, you are guaranteed a full and
immediate refund from your branch of the amount paid.
You can cancel a Direct Debit at any time by writing to your Bank or Building Society. Please also send a
copy of your letter to CAF, Administration Services, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4TA.
Issue 46, Summer
27
Application for Membership of OCD Action
Membership ID.
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Member Details Title ............... Forename(s) ....................................... Surname ..........................................................
Address .................................................................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................... Postcode ..........................................................
Email ........................................................................................................................ Tel .....................................................................
OCD Action may want to contact you regarding events and other activities taking place within the organisation, please tick
this box if you do not want us to contact you OCD Action never gives your information out to third parties.
I wish to become a new member
I am renewing my membership
I wish to pay my membership subscription of: ................... Please note: £17 minimum
£17
£20
£30
£50
£100
Other £ ...................
Amounts of £20 and above are optional and include a donation to OCD Action.
Please complete payment method A, B or C
A
BY CHEQUE and enclose a cheque for the sum of £ ..............................
Please make cheque payable to OCD Action
BY DIRECT DEBIT annually on .............................. (date) .............................. (month)
Please complete direct debit mandate overleaf
BY CREDIT CARD
B
C
I authorise you to debit my account with the amount £ ..............................
Card type: MASTERCARD / VISA / DELTA / SWITCH (please circle)
Cardholders name ...................................................................................................................................
Card number
Start date
/
Expiry date
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/
Switch issue no.
GIFT AID DECLARATION Please complete this section if you are a UK tax payer
I am a UK tax payer and I wish all donations/subscriptions I make from the date of this declaration until I notify you otherwise to
be tax effective under the gift aid scheme. Higher rate tax payers can claim further tax relief in their self assessment tax return.
Signature .............................................................................................................
Print name ..........................................................................................................
Date .....................................................................................................................
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• Admission to the annual conference at a special rate
• Newsletters
• Being part of a supportive organisation
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Please remember to notify us if your
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