Community Guidelines

[MeghanIOCDF]

Welcome to My OCD Community!

We’re glad you’ve chosen to be a part of our community. My OCD Community –offered by the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) and HealthUnlocked (HU) supports all people affected by OCD and related disorders including Hoarding Disorder (HD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) . We hope that the My OCD Community provides a safe and supportive place for you to share experiences and find information and support.

The group is moderated by the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) and HealthUnlocked (HU).

My OCD Community is part of HealthUnlocked, a network of over 200 conditions and wellness communities from organizations you know and trust. By using HealthUnlocked (HU) you are accepting these posting guidelines and agree to HealthUnlocked’s site Guidelines and Terms of Use. Members of the My OCD Community should read HU’s Guidelines in conjunction with the My OCD Community Guidelines outlined below.

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Below are the My OCD Community Guidelines aimed at creating a safe and supportive community for all of our members. Many of HU’s guidelines are repeated here.

Professional Health Information:

IOCDF strives to provide useful, up-to-date information on matters of concern to individuals affected by OCD and related disorders. The information posted on this site should not be used as a means of diagnosis, determining treatment, nor replace the relationship between you and your therapists or other healthcare professionals.

Community Atmosphere:

My OCD Community is a safe, supportive, informative, and friendly community for all people affected by OCD and related disorders. Your participation in this community should be with respect, honesty and in the spirit of supporting and learning from fellow users.

Posting Content (Posts/Questions/Replies/Private Messages):

Content posted by individual members does not represent the views of the IOCDF or HealthUnlocked.

You are encouraged to post content about your own life with OCD or a related disorder, ask questions, and offer support and advice.

Content should never be abusive, derogatory, sexually explicit or suggestive, or deliberately misleading. If you consider someone else’s content violates this rule, please report it via the “Report Abuse” option or via the Feedback button. Content that is felt to violate this policy will either be edited or removed. All feedback reports are read by moderators and it is their judgement on what action, if any, is taken.

Neither IOCDF nor HealthUnlocked is responsible for any offense or injury that a member may draw from another member’s content.

Any content posted on this community can be read, used, reproduced, and cited by other users of the site. You have the option to delete content you posted.

When you post third-party information, such as information about new treatments, you are asked to provide references and links to sources wherever possible. Links should be to a reputable site.

Moderating Content:

Content posted on this community is moderated by IOCDF and HealthUnlocked. Moderation takes place after content is posted.

Moderation helps maintain a safe, positive environment for all members of the community. Content may be edited or removed to ensure that the community remains supportive and responsive to everyone.

The community is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Moderation occurs after posting and between the hours of 9 AM and 5 PM Eastern Time Monday through Friday.

Solicitations:

Please note that IOCDF does not endorse or recommend any specific products, services, therapies, or activities mentioned by any third party (individual or company).

Online Safety:

In this community, there may be discussions of health-related issues and sharing of personal information.

Please note that the My OCD Community is an open site, meaning that any posts are searchable by internet search engines and can be shared via social media platforms. If you would rather your content was not searchable or shareable, you can select the visibility status of your post as visible to “Only followers in my community” (Hidden Post) before you click submit.

For your own safety, you should not disclose personal information such as your full name, email address, home address, telephone number, or any other information which could directly or indirectly identify you.

[Max40yearsOCD]

Thank you for starting this forum. Just wonderful. I am happy to be a part of it.

[peony7]

I am very excited to join and maybe get outside of my head and take I some goood advice.

[peony7 in reply to peony7]

Ok so a little about me I am 40:I am not currently working due to my mental illness. I have been diagnosed with Bipolar I, Anorexia and OCD. I also up until a year was heavily addicted to opiates But I won that battle.

[Katz101]

Thank you, I'm happy to be here.

[Carbon21]

Thank you. So far I’m finding this very helpful and supportive. I’m grateful.

[OCDmom86]

I am here as a mother to an adult with severe OCD. He was diagnosed at age 8, and has overcome so much, but he is in a bad place right now and we are struggling to find help

[Vin-kumar]

Thanks

[EagleEyez80]

I'm new here and my obsessions are very personal. Are there guidelines on what you can share?

[Green1233]

Hi Meghan, maybe you can help me.got addicted to watching masturbation videos, trying it on myself, and my ocd kicks in. Thank G-D, after a long time, I stopped watching the videos (after they got really horrible. I give myself masturbation massages in the shower, and I want to stop. But 1) is it dangerous to stop before o****m,- like right before- when I feel it ready to happen? and 2) my ocd says that I have to do it twice, and then 2x a week.(very much ocd things, then shower again, then if one was end of one week, and one second week have to do it again, then it is three,, etc...) Please give me advice to stop it now! my legs and chest hurt from it, and it makes me feel like I am doing something terrible, especially because this goes against my religious beliefs. And I mentioned this to my therapist, but not all the details because it is very emabarressing. (Past few days,) my chest has started feeling pressure right after o****m, and I have not repeated since, and when I go to the bathroom now too, I feel that pressure when I stand up. It feels like ocd telling me to just o****m again.. Is that true? Cn I just ignore it and move on?

[JenWro]

Thankyou for allowing me to join

[DANI13]

Great!

[SongSinger]

Hoping to create a telegram group for interested people. Please tell me if you all would be interested.

[Downinil]

Thanks.