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Time it takes to deescalate?

I've posted a few times but don't seem to get many responses so just eventually delete the question. Perhaps my OCD thoughts don't connect with anyone else...

I've posted a few times but don't seem to get many responses so just eventually ...

fromzerotopanic

•2 years ago

11 Replies

PVC Plumbing

Hello! I’m wondering if anyone has PVC plumbing in their home? Currently living in an apartment building that was built in 2005, and concerned about possible...

Hello! I’m wondering if anyone has PVC plumbing in their home? Currently living ...

Bean13

•2 years ago

4 Replies

Contamination OCD

For those of you who also have contamination OCD, I'm curious - what helps you set boundaries with your OCD? I find that sometimes I try to convince myself...

For those of you who also have contamination OCD, I'm curious - what helps you s...

newmercies

•2 years ago

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The Ghetto of the Mind

I have struggled with OCD all my life I had a dysfunctional mother that destroyed my mental health I always feel guilty and see sin everywhere. I've been in...

I have struggled with OCD all my life I had a dysfunctional mother that destroye...

Capicola

•2 years ago

4 Replies

Please, help.

Hello, everyone. I hope this post finds you well! The last 11 years (19-30) I suffer from OCD, I managed to address the most scaring part of it, but during the...

Hello, everyone. I hope this post finds you well! The last 11 years (19-30) I su...

Ariadnee

•2 years ago

20 Replies

OCD thoughts scared of getting schizophrenia

Hi my ocd intrusive thoughts are really bad. I keep thinking I’m getting schizophrenic??? I can’t stop thinking I’m hearing things. I question every noise I...

Hi my ocd intrusive thoughts are really bad. I keep thinking I’m getting schizop...

Jonnyboy76

•2 years ago

14 Replies

Bad day with OCD.

My name is NattyBumpo. I'm having a particularly bad day today with my OCD. You have to expect the unexpected with it. It can just strike out of nowhere.

My name is NattyBumpo. I'm having a particularly bad day today with my OCD. You ...

NattyBumpo

•2 years ago

15 Replies

Sleep Tips for this #WellnessWednesday

Does anyone else have trouble sleeping? I feel like my OCD loves to attack me at bedtime and keep me up. Sometimes I'm ruminating on something. Other times I'm...

Does anyone else have trouble sleeping? I feel like my OCD loves to attack me at...

alexandraisobsessed

IOCDF Advocate•2 years ago

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Recovery Realization!

This “recovery realization” was one of my big ones as I moved further from OCD’s grasp and closer to my values. For so long, I felt like I “didn’t deserve to...

This “recovery realization” was one of my big ones as I moved further from OCD’s...

OCDAdvocateKatie

IOCDF Advocate•2 years ago

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Fear of travelling in flights

Hi guys , hope you are doing well.I have to travel by flight in next month, but I have developed a fear about that .i am getting constant thoughts about me...

Hi guys , hope you are doing well.I have to travel by flight in next month, but ...

bluemis4

•2 years ago

7 Replies

Need help with my Mental health and other health issues

Hi, does anyone know any charities that help with treatment for mental health and other health related issues?

Hi, does anyone know any charities that help with treatment for mental health an...

Lamawaswas

•2 years ago

8 Replies

Why I'm I not receiving updates in my email again as before?

Hi, I haven't been receiving any updates from the healthunlock team for a long time now in my email. Just wondering what could have gone wrong. Like more than...

Hi, I haven't been receiving any updates from the healthunlock team for a long t...

Lamawaswas

•2 years ago

5 Replies

I am NattyBumpo and I am new here.

I'm NattyBumpo. I am new to the OCD Foundation,but unfortunately,a veteran of OCD. My issues reached a point in 1994 that I was hospitalized. Years of...

I'm NattyBumpo. I am new to the OCD Foundation,but unfortunately,a veteran of OC...

NattyBumpo

•3 years ago

11 Replies

OCD and Depression

Friday night and home feeling Very Very Depressed. So Much housework to do, I just keep getting behind and can’t get myself to be consistent on picking up,...

Friday night and home feeling Very Very Depressed. So Much housework to do, I ju...

Blue455

•3 years ago

11 Replies

Values Town Hall - Tonight at 7PM ET

I've seen a lot of conversations on here around living into your values, which can really really really help as you navigate OCD. But OCD can also make it seem...

I've seen a lot of conversations on here around living into your values, which c...

OCDAdvocateKatie

IOCDF Advocate•3 years ago

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5 4 3 2 1 Grounding for this #WellnessWednesday

Good morning! For this Wellness Wednesday I wanted to share an awesome little grounding technique I stumbled upon quite by accident. 5 4 3 2 1 is a DBT skill...

Good morning! For this Wellness Wednesday I wanted to share an awesome little gr...

alexandraisobsessed

IOCDF Advocate•3 years ago

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DERMATILLOMANIA?

I pick at my skin until it bleeds and sometimes it is hard for me not to. My doctor diagnosed me with dermatillomania. But isn't it normal to pick at your...

I pick at my skin until it bleeds and sometimes it is hard for me not to. My doc...

angejes

•3 years ago

1 Reply

RELIGIOUS OCD

I have this fear of going to Hell and I consistently research to see if I'm saved and seek reassurance from people. My doctor diagnosed me with OCD. Is this...

I have this fear of going to Hell and I consistently research to see if I'm save...

angejes

•3 years ago

10 Replies

Hand washing & Anxiety

Before Covid I washed my hands an Unbelievable amount of times a day, feeling if I didn’t things would get contaminated. Now with Covid it’s Unimaginable. Does...

Before Covid I washed my hands an Unbelievable amount of times a day, feeling if...

Blue455

•3 years ago

14 Replies

OCD Treatment Trap :)

I fell into this trap for SO MUCH of my treatment (and still find myself navigating this all the time!). And it makes sense! Of COURSE we are seeking treatment...

I fell into this trap for SO MUCH of my treatment (and still find myself navigat...

OCDAdvocateKatie

IOCDF Advocate•3 years ago

7 Replies

To tell children or not about my OCD

Hi I’ve got 2 daughters in their early 20s. I tried my utmost to be a good father but I was able to hide my ocd/depression from them when they were younger. My...

Hi I’ve got 2 daughters in their early 20s. I tried my utmost to be a good fathe...

THL1

•3 years ago

8 Replies

OCD origin.

dear community, I have a question related to OCD, obviously I am suffering since very long time ago. do you think OCD is related to a rich countries? I wonder...

dear community, I have a question related to OCD, obviously I am suffering since...

Mlk307

•3 years ago

7 Replies

Victory of sorts

Following previous post about pip assessment I’ve got 12 pages down to 2.5 - I’ve spent all day doing it but I’ve done it - I haven’t added anything or...

Following previous post about pip assessment I’ve got 12 pages down to 2.5 - I’v...

Trishly1234

•3 years ago

3 Replies

Changing routine

It’s been a while since I’ve signed on, but I wanted to share my story as I know so many of us go through the same things. I’ve learned over and over again in...

It’s been a while since I’ve signed on, but I wanted to share my story as I know...

FirstResponder23

•3 years ago

2 Replies

Health Anxiety/OCD'ing about weight and sleep

Does anyone else have this problem? I need to lose weight, don't really do much about though. I go along and check my weight daily, it fluctuates a few...

Does anyone else have this problem? I need to lose weight, don't really do much ...

fromzerotopanic

•3 years ago

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Racing mind

I have been feeling so anxious lately my brain feels like it's pulsating and won't relax. My whole body feels like it's shaking. I am going to pick up a shift...

I have been feeling so anxious lately my brain feels like it's pulsating and won...

telly9

•3 years ago

3 Replies

PIP Assessment

I applied for PIp a few months ago and had a telephone assessment last month- I received decision letter 2 days ago - zero points- I’m distraught angry and...

I applied for PIp a few months ago and had a telephone assessment last month- I ...

Trishly1234

•3 years ago

8 Replies

Did you know?!

Did you know that OCD tends to latch onto the things that are most important to you...like your care for others, your passion for your kids, the safety of your...

Did you know that OCD tends to latch onto the things that are most important to ...

OCDAdvocateKatie

IOCDF Advocate•3 years ago

10 Replies

What do you think of Peer Support?

I came across this quote from the book "The Body Keeps the Score" the other day. While I have yet to read the book I'm certain I will at some point as it is a...

I came across this quote from the book "The Body Keeps the Score" the other day....

alexandraisobsessed

IOCDF Advocate•3 years ago

7 Replies

Rant

"You can control your thoughts." "Sow a thought, reap an action." "You are what you think." I hate these sayings. Probably because it triggers my OCD but...

"You can control your thoughts." "Sow a thought, reap an action." "You are what...

Ocdwarrior

•3 years ago

5 Replies

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Posts - My OCD Community | HealthUnlocked

My OCD Community

All posts for October 2021

Time it takes to deescalate?

PVC Plumbing

Contamination OCD

The Ghetto of the Mind

Please, help.

OCD thoughts scared of getting schizophrenia

Bad day with OCD.

Sleep Tips for this #WellnessWednesday

Recovery Realization!

Fear of travelling in flights

Need help with my Mental health and other health issues

Why I'm I not receiving updates in my email again as before?

I am NattyBumpo and I am new here.

OCD and Depression

Values Town Hall - Tonight at 7PM ET

5 4 3 2 1 Grounding for this #WellnessWednesday

DERMATILLOMANIA?

RELIGIOUS OCD

Hand washing & Anxiety

OCD Treatment Trap :)

To tell children or not about my OCD

OCD origin.

Victory of sorts

Changing routine

Health Anxiety/OCD'ing about weight and sleep

Racing mind

PIP Assessment

Did you know?!

What do you think of Peer Support?

Rant

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What posts would you like to see for Wellness Wednesday?

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