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Masking

Is masking when your out and about helping or worsening your ocd. I find it's helping mine due to having some extra sense of in person anninimity

Is masking when your out and about helping or worsening your ocd. I find it's he...

Skjones

•2 years ago

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It feels so real

Hello, I’ve been dealing with OCD on and off for 10 years now but I have reached a low point over the past few months. It is currently the worst I have ever...

Hello, I’ve been dealing with OCD on and off for 10 years now but I have reached...

Green_icecream

•2 years ago

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Writing About OCD

Hey! Are there people on here who write poetry or stories? I'd like to know if any of you have written pieces on your OCD. I'd like to know what it was like...

Hey! Are there people on here who write poetry or stories? I'd like to know if a...

bk_writer_180

•2 years ago

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Is it a symptom of OCD

Does this happen with you too.I always worry about what other will think of me if I commit a small mistake. Like my friends will think I'm mean if I cared...

Does this happen with you too.I always worry about what other will think of me i...

Reader_

•2 years ago

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Fellowship.

A very big shout out to Arabian Fallcon, Luvsun and Mumofocd thank you for your feedback. This means so much this me because is so nice for people to listen to...

A very big shout out to Arabian Fallcon, Luvsun and Mumofocd thank you for your ...

Hidden

•2 years ago

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What do you do

What do you do when your having massive e intrusive thoughts that won't go away and causing panic.

What do you do when your having massive e intrusive thoughts that won't go away ...

Skjones

•2 years ago

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All it takes is 1 innocent criticism

Was having a good day so far but now I'm getting flooded with intrusive thoughts all because 1 thing was said to me by my boss and now I can't stop thinking...

Was having a good day so far but now I'm getting flooded with intrusive thoughts...

Skjones

•2 years ago

1 Reply

Magic mushrooms and ocd

I have not done this however I have seen a few articles even though dated that there cam be benefits to doing it due to the different serotonin receptors it...

I have not done this however I have seen a few articles even though dated that t...

Skjones

•2 years ago

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Continuing loop of thought

Today was my paper, and though I know my submission will be considered, but it's really bugging me that the professor will not consider it because I was 2-3...

Today was my paper, and though I know my submission will be considered, but it's...

Reader_

•2 years ago

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OCD Teacher

Question: Who do you think are the most dangerous people in the world are? Some may say, Murders, killers, paedophiles, war Mungers. Perhaps psychopaths’...

Question: Who do you think are the most dangerous people in the world are? Some ...

Hidden

•2 years ago

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Hello new to this

Hello I just signed up due to I need resources and people who know what I am going through. I don't really have a support system, I have my dad but he has the...

Hello I just signed up due to I need resources and people who know what I am goi...

Skjones

•2 years ago

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Anyone tried anti-psychotic for OCD?

Has anyone with OCD tried adding a low dose anti-psychotic like seroquel to their SSRI, my doctor has mixed feelings about it.. just wondering if anyone feels...

Has anyone with OCD tried adding a low dose anti-psychotic like seroquel to thei...

Friend8394

•2 years ago

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New and My Partner has OCD

Hello, I'm new to the community here and hoping for some help finding resources and guidance on how to cope with my partner's OCD and to best support him....

Hello, I'm new to the community here and hoping for some help finding resources ...

Plant_Man

•2 years ago

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I'M I CRAZY DOCTOR?

I’m I crazy doctor? What’s wrong with me? These are the very words I cried to my psychiatrist as I hugged into a ball rocking backword and forwards. No replied...

I’m I crazy doctor? What’s wrong with me? These are the very words I cried to my...

Hidden

•2 years ago

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Calming Methods

Hey everyone! I hope everybody is doing alright. I was just wondering if anybody has any tips for calming yourself down in public whenever you feel like doing...

Hey everyone! I hope everybody is doing alright. I was just wondering if anybody...

Dolphin_08

•2 years ago

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Hello peers, I would like to know what your experiences are with taking medication for OCD. Does it help a lot?

I am dealing with a lot of rumination. I do ERP with a specialized therapist, but need to know if meds in addition to therapy will help me more. My anxiety is...

I am dealing with a lot of rumination. I do ERP with a specialized therapist, bu...

joleb

•2 years ago

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Overcoming ROCD

Hi guys, I sort of seem to feel like a broken record sometimes.. haha. For those who don’t know, I suffer from pure OCD, and I obsess majority over intrusive...

Hi guys, I sort of seem to feel like a broken record sometimes.. haha. For tho...

AlexisKY

•2 years ago

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Anyone a perfectionist?

Does anyone else deal with OCD, in which they have obsessive thoughts regarding having objects in my environment be perfect. For example, I will return a...

Does anyone else deal with OCD, in which they have obsessive thoughts regarding ...

lindsaya4

•2 years ago

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Perfect last cigarette

I have been wanting to quit smoking for a very very long time. I know it's an illusion but it feels very true that cigarettes have helped me deal with many...

I have been wanting to quit smoking for a very very long time. I know it's an il...

Apple7123

•2 years ago

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Health Anxiety-> #WellnessWednesday

Hello hello it's your friendly neighborhood OCD Advocate who actually got 8 hours of sleep! If you have ever been in charge of a toddler you'll know that's...

Hello hello it's your friendly neighborhood OCD Advocate who actually got 8 hour...

alexandraisobsessed

IOCDF Advocate•2 years ago

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Hanging in there...

I was off of work due to being exposed to covid. My boss and a coworker had it. I was ok, but I had to quarantine. I slept a lot. Lot's of time alone. My...

I was off of work due to being exposed to covid. My boss and a coworker had it. ...

Overthinker84

•2 years ago

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Group Therapy for Young Teenager?

Is group therapy successful for young teenagers? I have a 14 year old son who was diagnosed at 8 years old, is on medication and is undergoing regular therapy...

Is group therapy successful for young teenagers? I have a 14 year old son who wa...

OCDmomcheerleader

•2 years ago

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New to this- have been dealing with OCD for a few years now

I was recently diagnosed with OCD only a few months ago, but I have been dealing with this for years now. I did not know what it was at first, but now it all...

I was recently diagnosed with OCD only a few months ago, but I have been dealing...

sunflowershawty

•2 years ago

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Sertraline 25mg pep talk

Hi everyone, I was just prescribed Sertraline starting at 25mg for OCD. It has been sitting on my kitchen table for the last 3 days as I am terrified to start...

Hi everyone, I was just prescribed Sertraline starting at 25mg for OCD. It has b...

corgilover22

•2 years ago

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New to program working out how to post

New to program no support group here Bundaberg Queensland been travelling for 20 years Australia work in security hospitality fruit picking at the moment...

New to program no support group here Bundaberg Queensland been travelling for 20...

1Peter1

•2 years ago

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Being Brave with OCD -Wellness Wednesday on Thursday!

I am back with some tardy Wellness Wednesday posts! I took some time away to spend with my family and am feeling refreshed and ready to be in this space again....

I am back with some tardy Wellness Wednesday posts! I took some time away to spe...

alexandraisobsessed

IOCDF Advocate•2 years ago

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physical tension focussed OCD?

I am increasingly got bothered by more bodily focused symptoms such as sensations of (involuntary) tension in my jaw and neck and tongue (e.g. tongue biting as...

I am increasingly got bothered by more bodily focused symptoms such as sensation...

bawow

•2 years ago

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Looking for advice for living with Just Right OCD (Starting over compulsion)

Hi everyone, I was just wondering does anyone on here have experience with Just Right OCD where the compulsion is to completely start over? It is like a mental...

Hi everyone, I was just wondering does anyone on here have experience with Just ...

DarthVader1988

•2 years ago

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Fears came true

Has anyone had one of their ERP scripts come true? if so do you have any advice on how to get past this hurdle

Has anyone had one of their ERP scripts come true? if so do you have any advice ...

CopingDay2Day

•2 years ago

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4 ways to RIDE the wave of ANXIETY

Ride the wave of anxiety. Let me teach you how to accept your anxiety and to not control how the anxiety affects you. Anxiety is not the enemy, it actually can...

Ride the wave of anxiety. Let me teach you how to accept your anxiety and to not...

ocdandanxiety

•2 years ago

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Posts - My OCD Community | HealthUnlocked

My OCD Community

All posts for January 2022

Masking

It feels so real

Writing About OCD

Is it a symptom of OCD

Fellowship.

What do you do

All it takes is 1 innocent criticism

Magic mushrooms and ocd

Continuing loop of thought

OCD Teacher

Hello new to this

Anyone tried anti-psychotic for OCD?

New and My Partner has OCD

I'M I CRAZY DOCTOR?

Calming Methods

Hello peers, I would like to know what your experiences are with taking medication for OCD. Does it help a lot?

Overcoming ROCD

Anyone a perfectionist?

Perfect last cigarette

Health Anxiety-> #WellnessWednesday

Hanging in there...

Group Therapy for Young Teenager?

New to this- have been dealing with OCD for a few years now

Sertraline 25mg pep talk

New to program working out how to post

Being Brave with OCD -Wellness Wednesday on Thursday!

physical tension focussed OCD?

Looking for advice for living with Just Right OCD (Starting over compulsion)

Fears came true

4 ways to RIDE the wave of ANXIETY

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