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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · 2d

Introducing Professor Paul Salkovskis 👋

In this particular talk, Professor Salkovskis will be exploring what he has learned from people with OCD in his 48 years of working in the OCD field.

To book a ticket, the link is here! https://www.ocduk.org/ocdconference2025/ 🔗

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · 3d

Introducing Lauren Callaghan 👋

We are delighted that Lauren will be attending our in person conference in Nottingham on Sat 8th November.

This talk will cover 'moral based memory OCD'.

The link for more info, the agenda, and ticket booking is here; https://www.ocduk.org/ocdconference2025/

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · 3d

We are excited that our "Spooky Social" is returning for the upcoming online support group for teens on Thu 16th Oct! The event will feature our regular support group, followed by a fun social segment. Feel free to join us for just the support group if you prefer. Hosts will be Mia & Laura. 👻🎃 #OCD

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · 4d

Introducing Dr Gazal Jones! 👋

We are super excited to welcome Dr Jones to our annual conference this year. 'When OCD Affects the Whole Family: Involving Parents and Carers in Treatment', will take place in the 'parent stream'

🔗Link to book a ticket https://www.ocduk.org/ocdconference2025/

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · 8d

We are thrilled that Dr Alison Roberts will be joining us for our annual conference this year in Nottingham on 8th November, and her presentation will be focusing on ERP/Behavioural Experiments for Neurodivergent People.

Click the link to book!🔗 https://www.ocduk.org/ocdconference2025/

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · 9d

Megan and Ashley were recently privileged to spend time with the team from the Oxford Health Specialist Psychological Interventions Centre to discuss all things OCD and gain a better understanding of how patients can access the clinic.

Clinic website: https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/ohspic/

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · 10d

Calling all parents/caregivers! 📣

Do you have a child (under 18) with OCD?

Our parent stream at our annual conference has been designed just for you.

This event will take place on Saturday 8th November in Nottingham

Click here to book/read more; https://www.ocduk.org/ocdconference2025/

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · 14d

Who is coming to our in-person conference in Nottingham this year? You can now head over to our conference page to take a look at what we have in store for you this year.

Click the link below to find out more about the conference and book tickets.
https://ow.ly/AGeW50X3cup

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · 20d

Sssh, can we whisper the C word yet? If so, it’s nearly time to think about your Christmas Cards! 🎄

www.ocduk.org/product-cate...

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · Aug 30

The latest OCD-UK members magazine went to print this week and should start being dispatched to our 1,100 members later next week. We look at how we define ‘recovery’, & why OCD is a disorder. We have an article on Magical Thinking and much more in this 144 page magazine. We hope you enjoy the read.

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · Aug 4

We are thrilled to announce that we are taking our parent project to Sheffield in September.

Are you a parent of a child between the ages of 5-18 who is suffering because of OCD? To learn more about our parent project, visit our parent page - www.ocduk.org/parents/

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · Aug 3

Are you a parent of a child with OCD between the ages of 5-18? Come along to one of our free online workshops.

The workshops are educational & cover:
What is OCD?
How does OCD work?
Symptoms
Treatment
& how to help at home

To book a ticket, visit: www.ocduk.org/events/onlin...

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · Aug 3

Hello there. Absolutely yes. The live broadcast is open to anyone to view, you will just need a Zoom account to register. The recording is for members, but it’s free access to watch live. 🙂

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · Jul 25

We’re really looking forward to it Christine. We were blessed to be joined by Adam this week too. 🙂

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · Jul 25

We’re up and running with our conference prep.

The OCD-UK annual conference is a unique opportunity for people affected by OCD to come together to be educated, informed, inspired and empowered.

www.ocduk.org/ocdconferenc...

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Dr. Christine Purdon @christinepurdon.bsky.social · Jul 24

@ocdukcharity.bsky.social is a fabulous organization for people with OCD and their families. I am really pleased to be giving a webinar on overcoming common difficulties in ERP!
#ocd #obsessions #compulsions #ERP #CBT

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · Jul 19

Well the venue confirmation took much longer than planned, but we finally got the green light on Friday. Website pages being created, speakers to be approached next week. Busy week ahead.

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Ashley Fulwood @ashleyfulwood.bsky.social · Jun 6

New office parking…

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · Jun 2

This month is Pride month and OCD-UK are delighted to share this image and take this opportunity to reiterate our commitment to our diversity charter launched in Sep 2021.

Creating an inclusive organisation is a fundamental part of living up to our purpose of supporting all those affected by OCD.

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · May 31

Moving into a new office building this coming week. More staff and more stock means a bigger space was needed.

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · Apr 25

We hope you will be inspired by this weekends fantastic OCD-UK London Marathon runners, if so, you can run the London Marathon for OCD-UK in 2026 either:

1 – Secure a public ballot place
2 – Apply for a limited OCD-UK charity place

Further information - www.ocduk.org/london-marat...

Good Luck!

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · Apr 16

We did also post across other socials today and will do so again nearer the time Sam so hopefully people will see but please do feel free to email too. 😊

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Ashley Fulwood @ashleyfulwood.bsky.social · Apr 16

Who’s up for the London Marathon in 2026? We have secured a small number of places from 2026 onwards…. So now’s a great time to apply, whilst we still have places remaining… but probably not for long, so apply soon. We’re open to applications - www.ocduk.org/london-marat...

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · Apr 16

We then have the pleasure of welcoming Professor Roz Shafran, who will be delivering a webinar about mental contamination on Friday 6th June.

For more information, or to register for either of the above webinars, please visit here; www.ocduk.org/webinar (link also in linktree in Instagram bio).

Webinar Series | OCD-UK

www.ocduk.org

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · Apr 16

Introducing OCD-UK’s new webinar series!

We are thrilled to announce that we will be delivering monthly webinars on various OCD topics and related disorders.

Our first speakers on Mon 12th May. Dr Alice Farrington and Mia Hill will be co-presenting a webinar on Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

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