Description

"Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric anxiety disorder most commonly characterized by a subject's obsessive, distressing, intrusive thoughts and related compulsions (tasks or "rituals") which attempt to neutralize the obsessions" - (Wikipedia, 2007)

14 May 2008

OCD Survival!

So ive also been working on another product - to go alongside my main stamp.

The idea behind this one is a "swiss arm knife" for Symmetry OCD sufferers...but not in the physical form of a swiss army knife....really a survival object for OCD sufferers!

(See survival kit post further down the page!)

Some ideas for this were; a charm bracelet with different charms for each type of Symmetry OCD related object...i.e. spirit level for checking levels, compass for north facing objects, a ruler for measuring distance between object and a small mirror to replica mirror images, so that objects can be propertly lined up.


The 'charms' would enable the OCD to be embraced or positively projected. To help 'celebrate' the OCD instead of hide it.

I tried setting some of these objects in resin to see if i could make them look like charms...



Spirit Level...worked!

Compass...didnt really work!

Another idea was a credit card idea, with a different object in a different card: see image below...




And below is just a wee collage of images i made to represent OCD being embraced in everyday life...A lipstick, eyeshadow set, button and bangle! Not an idea i will take any further, but makes for a nice image!



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