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It's very tough

Just wanna say that it's rly, rly so tough. I'm at work now but it's so hard to focus. I've been in therapy for months and I've learnt alot, but it feels like...

Just wanna say that it's rly, rly so tough. I'm at work now but it's so hard to ...

lavender514

•1 hour ago

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What is the role of real tragedies and loss in OCD?

Hello, I’ve never discussed this in an OCD forum before, but I think it’s relevant. One of the biggest struggles with OCD is the anxiety about something...

Hello, I’ve never discussed this in an OCD forum before, but I think it’s releva...

80_Zil_ian

•11 hours ago

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Just need some support

Hello, it's my first post here. I'm reaching out as I feel really alone in battling this disorder and it feels very hopeless and scary sometimes. I have had...

Hello, it's my first post here. I'm reaching out as I feel really alone in battl...

lavender514

•14 hours ago

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Help! I have to go to work tomorrow 😩 😫

Here we go again.....

Berries88

•1 day ago

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hello

Swan2024

•1 day ago

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Laughing at Bad Thoughts

Why have I had intrusive thoughts about bad things happening to my loved ones and then uncontrollably made jokes about them and laughed? I can’t control what...

Why have I had intrusive thoughts about bad things happening to my loved ones an...

C_B_24

•3 days ago

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Magical Thinking/Swearing on Life

What if you swore on your life to do something or something bad would happen to a loved one? It was a passing thought initially and you don’t think you...

What if you swore on your life to do something or something bad would happen to ...

C_B_24

•3 days ago

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How a Source of Enjoyment Can Turn into a Source of Stress

I love figs, and after watching several videos on growing figs in cold climates I decided to order small fig trees on the Internet. Where I live, you can’t put...

I love figs, and after watching several videos on growing figs in cold climates ...

deValentin

•4 days ago

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New Here! Would like to make some friends and talk about interests.

Hi! You may call me Wan. I am 19. I had unknowingly suffered from generalized anxiety all my life till a specialist diagnosed me with it, and i realized that...

Hi! You may call me Wan. I am 19. I had unknowingly suffered from generalized an...

Broccolihater

•4 days ago

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Disappointed this platform is allowing the promotion of a product that has been deemed unsafe and acts as a prescription strength opioid

Kratom is a product that originally was going to be classified as a Schedule 1 drug because of it’s potential dangerousness. Some other drugs that fall into...

Kratom is a product that originally was going to be classified as a Schedule 1 d...

Natureloverpeace

•5 days ago

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#WellnessWednesday: Am I Hoarding or is it just Normal Clutter? What's the difference?

What is the difference between Normal Clutter and Hoarding? Normal Clutter: In normal clutter the types of items collected may...

What is the difference between Normal Clutter and Hoarding? Normal Clutter: I...

BethIOCDF

Partner•5 days ago

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Just joined here ..

I have just found this community and would like to say I have always felt alone but for the first time I feel seen. I have severe contamination OCD, I got...

I have just found this community and would like to say I have always felt alone ...

Easeafterhardship

•8 days ago

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Hard to see myself in descriptions of OCD

Hi all, I’m still learning about I fit into the OCD mold. Most of my compulsions are mental. My therapist calls it ‘mental analysis’. For example, I have a...

Hi all, I’m still learning about I fit into the OCD mold. Most of my compulsio...

Maxruff

•9 days ago

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When will it get better?

in my previous posts I’ve discussed how extreme my contamination ocd has gotten. My moral and real event ocd has also greatly increased but the one that is...

in my previous posts I’ve discussed how extreme my contamination ocd has gotten....

ollieander

•11 days ago

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Anxiety and ocd

this days i feel pretty intense, and i feel depressed too, i try not to watch sad things, because they kinda irritating me, but only when someone is crying...

this days i feel pretty intense, and i feel depressed too, i try not to watch sa...

Yani2302

•12 days ago

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#WellnessWednesday: Catholicism and OCD

The main issues are doubt and fear. Doubt is a part of healthy spiritual development. Doubt begins a spiritual quest – within it initiates and grows the hunger...

The main issues are doubt and fear. Doubt is a part of healthy spiritual develop...

BethIOCDF

Partner•12 days ago

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Real event OCD

I've never been diagnosed for ocd, but I exhibit most if not all the signs. After researching, I realized I have real event ocd. This started when I was a...

I've never been diagnosed for ocd, but I exhibit most if not all the signs. Afte...

Alibarb

•14 days ago

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Annoyed

I have been doing fairly well come out of this last relapse but today has been tough. Intrusive thoughts trying to get to me . I know it doesn’t help to wonder...

I have been doing fairly well come out of this last relapse but today has been t...

Lauragbr

•15 days ago

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Recognizing my ocd and what is me

I have been recently diagnosed with severe ocd and am trying to learn the differences between regular thoughts and obsessions and compulsions. I have been...

I have been recently diagnosed with severe ocd and am trying to learn the differ...

purpledragon1

•15 days ago

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Always feel guilty!!!

I can't get past my past mistakes. Always go back in my head all my mistakes and things I may have said that could hurt people unintentionally of course. That...

I can't get past my past mistakes. Always go back in my head all my mistakes and...

Alibarb

•15 days ago

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12 year old fear of the future

Hello, I have a daughter who is 12 years old. Everyday and all times of the day she says she is afraid of the future. She is afraid we (her parents) will die....

Hello, I have a daughter who is 12 years old. Everyday and all times of the day...

RainbowsAreCool

•16 days ago

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First time here :)

💙 I have OCD and anxiety and so do loved ones. I am also in the mental health field and feel we still have a long way to go with OCD treatment! Hoping to...

💙 I have OCD and anxiety and so do loved ones. I am also in the mental health f...

MaybeMaybeNot

•16 days ago

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OCD Playing Chess

I used to play chess as a lot then stopped for a few years and now was looking to get back into it as something to do on my spare time. There is a club in my...

I used to play chess as a lot then stopped for a few years and now was looking t...

Winchester2022

•17 days ago

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ocd and pmdd spookier than halloween

my Halloween is ruined by the first day of my pmdd really kicking in :( I haven’t been officially diagnosed but my doctor and I have been talking about it and...

my Halloween is ruined by the first day of my pmdd really kicking in :( I haven’...

vinnie18121

•18 days ago

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#WellnessWednesday: What Your OCD's Worst Case Scenario Comes TRUE

IOCDF Advocate Alie Garza, LCSW, shares about her life currently as she navigates what she describes as "her OCD's worst-case scenario come true." Click the...

IOCDF Advocate Alie Garza, LCSW, shares about her life currently as she navigate...

BethIOCDF

Partner•20 days ago

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Danger Ideation Reduction Therapy (DIRT) for Obsessive Compulsive

Hi everyone! Have any of you heard of DIRT- Danger Ideation Reduction Therapy? I came across it recently while reading and it sounds interesting. I have...

Hi everyone! Have any of you heard of DIRT- Danger Ideation Reduction Therapy? ...

LuvSun

•21 days ago

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Had a meltdown in front of coworker - she's avoiding me now

Well, I don't know what to do. We had this weekend event at work that was 2 days long and left me completely exhausted mentally. I've said a few impulsive...

Well, I don't know what to do. We had this weekend event at work that was 2 da...

pfnascimento

•22 days ago

12 Replies

how long medication?

has anyone faced relapse and switched back to increased dosage and thus fear that you can never quit on medicines ? i am planning to increase back my dose of...

has anyone faced relapse and switched back to increased dosage and thus fear tha...

Justright

•22 days ago

14 Replies

Never had this happen before

For over 50 years I've had every type of ocd there is, they always come down to the same thing , not wanting to ever harm any of my beautiful family who I love...

For over 50 years I've had every type of ocd there is, they always come down to ...

Mangomadam

•23 days ago

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I’m having a really really hard time.

I’m really horribly struggling with an OCD flare up of an old theme. In the last 6 days, my life has completely spiraled out of control. I am anxious and...

I’m really horribly struggling with an OCD flare up of an old theme. In the last...

ihatemyocd

•24 days ago

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Posts - My OCD Community | HealthUnlocked

My OCD Community

It's very tough

What is the role of real tragedies and loss in OCD?

Just need some support

Help! I have to go to work tomorrow 😩 😫

hello

Laughing at Bad Thoughts

Magical Thinking/Swearing on Life

How a Source of Enjoyment Can Turn into a Source of Stress

New Here! Would like to make some friends and talk about interests.

Disappointed this platform is allowing the promotion of a product that has been deemed unsafe and acts as a prescription strength opioid

#WellnessWednesday: Am I Hoarding or is it just Normal Clutter? What's the difference?

Just joined here ..

Hard to see myself in descriptions of OCD

When will it get better?

Anxiety and ocd

#WellnessWednesday: Catholicism and OCD

Real event OCD

Annoyed

Recognizing my ocd and what is me

Always feel guilty!!!

12 year old fear of the future

First time here :)

OCD Playing Chess

ocd and pmdd spookier than halloween

#WellnessWednesday: What Your OCD's Worst Case Scenario Comes TRUE

Danger Ideation Reduction Therapy (DIRT) for Obsessive Compulsive

Had a meltdown in front of coworker - she's avoiding me now

how long medication?

Never had this happen before

I’m having a really really hard time.

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