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Feeling I have achieved nothing

I feel like I have achieved nothing. I’m 40 single have been taking care of my dad amd the house since I was 22 following mum’s death. I could never commit to...

I feel like I have achieved nothing. I’m 40 single have been taking care of my d...

•4 years ago

HOCD

I’m 41 years old and have been with my beautiful wife for 24 years. We have 3 kids and about a month ago I got hit with sexual orientation intrusive thoughts....

I’m 41 years old and have been with my beautiful wife for 24 years. We have 3 k...

•4 years ago

burden

Anyone else feel like they're "too much" for their partner? or like they are a burden to them with all of their mental struggles?

Anyone else feel like they're "too much" for their partner? or like they are a b...

•4 years ago

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Rocd?

Hey all. I’ve always been jealous, but lately I’ve become convinced that my wife is sleeping with my brother in law. I don’t have hard evidence, but I have...

Hey all. I’ve always been jealous, but lately I’ve become convinced that my wife...

•4 years ago

OCD?

i dont know wtf is going on. I think constantly that human brain can do anything in our body and i m just so scared and anxious. What should i do?

i dont know wtf is going on. I think constantly that human brain can do anything...

•4 years ago

Magical Thinking OCD.

Hi guys - I've been dealing with OCD for 20+ years now and it has absolutely escalated to other tendencies. Initially, I started with numbers and compulsions...

Hi guys - I've been dealing with OCD for 20+ years now and it has absolutely esc...

•4 years ago

Responsibility OCD | What It Looks Like and How To Treat It

Do you have this overwhelming feeling and anxiety over being responsible for EVERYTHING? Even things that couldn’t even be your responsibility? It could be the...

Do you have this overwhelming feeling and anxiety over being responsible for EVE...

•4 years ago

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Contamination OCD and Covid

I have contamination OCD which has gotten VERY bad due to the pandemic. I’m fearful of touching just about everything. Even in my home. My wife and son are...

I have contamination OCD which has gotten VERY bad due to the pandemic. I’m fear...

•4 years ago

Switching Tendencies?

Hello friends! I, like many of you, suffer from OCD. I don't often repeat behaviors but I do have some signs of fear of germs, obsessive thoughts, counting,...

Hello friends! I, like many of you, suffer from OCD. I don't often repeat behavi...

•4 years ago

ocd

Is it common to change thoughts that make me anxious , all the time?

Is it common to change thoughts that make me anxious , all the time?

•4 years ago

Can someone help me see the purpose of this exposure?

I'm trying to understand why a therapist would recommend dropping my wallet and debit card/cash if my intrusive thought was "What if I've lost my wallet?" A...

I'm trying to understand why a therapist would recommend dropping my wallet and ...

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•4 years ago

Anxiety

I'm doing ERP and finding it helpful for my OCD thoughts and compulsions but now I feel like I am literally on the verge of a panic attack at ALL times. I'm...

I'm doing ERP and finding it helpful for my OCD thoughts and compulsions but now...

•4 years ago

Looking for OCD Psychologist

I’m looking for a therapist who specializes in ocd. I have seen so many great people but they just don’t understand OCD to it’s core. I cannot find anyone in...

I’m looking for a therapist who specializes in ocd. I have seen so many great pe...

•4 years ago

How do I come out of OCD suffering from 25 yrs

Hi I'm pratheek 45 yrs old from Bangalore after I had passed my 10th std without my knowledge this ocd symptom started really my life spoiled this ocd I'm...

Hi I'm pratheek 45 yrs old from Bangalore after I had passed my 10th std witho...

•4 years ago

OCD is back!

Hi all! Hope everyone is well🙂 My harm OCD is back! It’s waking me up from my sleep at night thinking I will hurt/kill someone it has my so bad my anxiety...

Hi all! Hope everyone is well🙂 My harm OCD is back! It’s waking me up from m...

•4 years ago

If I got the thought that I might've left my hair lathered in shampoo after the shower, what should I do?

Should I just leave the thought as it is & not do the compulsion to re-rinse? Or since I had the thought, does that mean I should now be walking around every...

Should I just leave the thought as it is & not do the compulsion to re-rinse? Or...

canigetawitness

•4 years ago

Some pastry work

I spent the day doing pastry work with green stuffing from the garden and Kechek stuffing (Lebanese specialty) ;)

I spent the day doing pastry work with green stuffing from the garden and Kechek...

•4 years ago

Death Pure O - Help?

i literally CANNOT stop ruminating about death. everyday, i’m thinking about my death or my family’s deaths or everyone’s death, and if i try to dismiss it i...

i literally CANNOT stop ruminating about death. everyday, i’m thinking about my ...

•4 years ago

depression

Hello i am in a very anxious situation , my ocd is severe and i think i have a depressive episode. I m just so scared that some day my depression will convince...

Hello i am in a very anxious situation , my ocd is severe and i think i have a d...

•4 years ago

Has anyone found a medication that helps them to relax a little/take the edge off?

Hi friends: I have severe OCD, depression, anxiety, and PTSD from very early childhood trauma. For the last 25 years, I've wanted to get some kind of response...

Hi friends: I have severe OCD, depression, anxiety, and PTSD from very early chi...

•4 years ago

Everything has feelings...right?

Hey guys, it’s me again. I was thinking about certain superstitions like a broken mirror is 7 years of bad luck, etcetera. And I thought I’d share one of my...

Hey guys, it’s me again. I was thinking about certain superstitions like a broke...

•4 years ago

Bed Time

Tryna get to sleep is where most people have a problem, but with me the problem is getting into bed in the first place. I usually start my “night routine”...

Tryna get to sleep is where most people have a problem, but with me the problem ...

•4 years ago

ZOLOFT

Ηas anyone used zoloft in the past for depression and ocd? Only positive experiences if it is easy.

Ηas anyone used zoloft in the past for depression and ocd? Only positive experie...

•4 years ago

Pure O - any tips for coping?

I’m having a really rough time with Pure O (originated as POCD, moved into Religious/Existential themes, big focus on death, but I often get intrusive thoughts...

I’m having a really rough time with Pure O (originated as POCD, moved into Relig...

•4 years ago

How would you go about addressing this ERP?

Everytime I walk past the kitchen or bathroom, I get intrusive thoughts that I'm going to run over and smear a significant amount of soap on myself. I also get...

Everytime I walk past the kitchen or bathroom, I get intrusive thoughts that I'm...

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•4 years ago

Does anybody else count the words or sentences when reading?

I love reading, but I usually get so annoyed with myself that I have to put the book down. I end up reading a few sentences, and then going back and counting...

I love reading, but I usually get so annoyed with myself that I have to put the ...

•4 years ago

Existential OCD (“pure O”) - any help/suggestions?

Hi, I’m new to this community so this is my first post. I’ve been dealing with really tricky thoughts around the inevitability of death and how i could die at...

Hi, I’m new to this community so this is my first post. I’ve been dealing with r...

•4 years ago

Sticky thoughts

Anyone had sticky thoughts before? A name constantly calling in your head! Any way of ignoring it so it’ll go away?

Anyone had sticky thoughts before? A name constantly calling in your head! Any w...

•4 years ago

Trying to find a balance.

Hi everyone! New to this website/community, this is my first post. I’ve had intrusive thoughts and compulsions for as long as I can remember, although I wasn’t...

Hi everyone! New to this website/community, this is my first post. I’ve had intr...

•4 years ago

Adjusting to my new meds

My psychiatrist told me to stop Zoloft gradually and put me on Seroxat 20 mg with gradual increasing doses and kept me on Venlax 75 and Depakine 500 mg...

My psychiatrist told me to stop Zoloft gradually and put me on Seroxat 20 mg wi...

•4 years ago

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