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Allergy Facts

Hi! Anyone know how pineapple airborne allergies work and what is ocd- ex: is washing my clothes after extended exposure and being itchy called ocd? Is it...

Hi! Anyone know how pineapple airborne allergies work and what is ocd- ex: is wa...

•5 months ago

OCD unwanted feelings,

I am a Christian by the way, Hi, I was wondering can OCD cause unwanted feelings? so I don't want them but I was talking to my atheist birth brother and he...

I am a Christian by the way, Hi, I was wondering can OCD cause unwanted feelings...

•5 months ago

OCD and guilt: is our conscience an infallible moral compass?

Our conscience is supposed to make us feel uncomfortable when we do something contrary to our values and comfortable when we do something in accordance with...

Our conscience is supposed to make us feel uncomfortable when we do something ...

•5 months ago

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ERP therapy

Hello fellow OCD’ers. Has anyone here been thru ERP therapy? I’ve had ERP for the last 81/2 months and feel much better but still not quite there yet. How...

Hello fellow OCD’ers. Has anyone here been thru ERP therapy? I’ve had ERP for ...

•5 months ago

OCD thoughts

I have OCD thoughts that go around & around in my head. Basically I repeat everything over & over in my head or something bad is going to happen. I have...

I have OCD thoughts that go around & around in my head. Basically I repeat ever...

•5 months ago

past experience (sexual theme)

hi a trigger from reading a news article other day has hit me for 6. Like i need to confess my dirty secret. When i was around 19 about 28 yrs ago whilst in a...

hi a trigger from reading a news article other day has hit me for 6. Like i need...

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Panic attacks

Hi,Going through a tough time with anxiety and intrusive thoughts about the past at the moment. I've started having panic attacks over the last couple of days...

Hi,Going through a tough time with anxiety and intrusive thoughts about the past...

•5 months ago

Long term

Hello everyone, I’m February of 2024 it will be 5 years since I was diagnosed with OCD. I’m currently 18 years old, meaning I was 13 when I got my diagnosis,...

Hello everyone, I’m February of 2024 it will be 5 years since I was diagnosed w...

•5 months ago

Distraction 2

Whenever I try to concentrate on a task, I realise I had so many chances to do it in the past. And even though I know I can't change the past, the feeling of...

Whenever I try to concentrate on a task, I realise I had so many chances to do i...

•5 months ago

intrusive though rumination

hi ive posted a lot here but the flare ups keep happening. i dont know how to get them to go away and like not ruminate on them because whenever i...

hi ive posted a lot here but the flare ups keep happening. i dont know how to ...

•5 months ago

Distraction

Whenever I try to focus on something, some irrational fears become my obstacles. I mean, when everything's fine and I am finally motivated to sit in quite...

Whenever I try to focus on something, some irrational fears become my obstacles....

•5 months ago

Is this an "incorrect memory"?

Hi, this post might seem stupid to some people, but this problem is affecting me a lot because I care about animal rights a lot and I don’t want to kill...

Hi, this post might seem stupid to some people, but this problem is affecting me...

•5 months ago

Does anybody apply stock market investing principles to OCD management?

Principle#1: the pain of loss is stronger emotion than the joy of a gain. So, when you invest, it’s important to look at the big picture and long-term...

Principle#1: the pain of loss is stronger emotion than the joy of a gain. So...

•5 months ago

Is this OCD or normal?

New laptop intrusive thoughts Hi everyone, I bought a new laptop as my intrusive thoughts kept telling me my old laptop was not good enough anymore and I...

New laptop intrusive thoughts Hi everyone, I bought a new laptop as my intrusiv...

•5 months ago

OCD lyric to share

Hi all, I wrote this lyric about OCD a few years ago and thought I would share here. If They Only Knew Verse 1 My hands aren’t even dry Before I wash...

Hi all, I wrote this lyric about OCD a few years ago and thought I would share ...

•5 months ago

Feeling a bit stuck

I have been experiencing OCD to an extent for my whole life. From a very young age I can recall just many times in which I thought my behaviour was normal but...

I have been experiencing OCD to an extent for my whole life. From a very young a...

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•5 months ago

Didn't know it was Bipolar!!!

Hey fellas! For those who know me here I've spoken before about my OCD experience and how I managed to get through it, not realizing that I shouldn't have been...

Hey fellas! For those who know me here I've spoken before about my OCD experienc...

•5 months ago

My explanation of why ERP often fails for OCD (though if done correctly), is very powerful!

Watch the short video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1uwCPzqLHo&t=3s

Watch the short video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1uwCPzqLHo&t=3s ...

•5 months ago

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Trouble brushing teeth

How can I make myself brush my teeth? I am terrified of germs and I need to brush my teeth but I am scared please help me not be scared!

How can I make myself brush my teeth? I am terrified of germs and I need to brus...

•5 months ago

Different med

Hello fellow OCD’ers. I have a question for you. I’m switching from Zoloft to Prozac this weekend. Has anyone had good experiences with using Prozac for...

Hello fellow OCD’ers. I have a question for you. I’m switching from Zoloft to P...

•5 months ago

Did I Ruin it on My Last Date

I am following up on a few other posts during the last month about a woman, "Sarah", that I'm in a new relationship with. She’s becoming a special someone for...

I am following up on a few other posts during the last month about a woman, "Sar...

•5 months ago

Having a hard time

Hi everyone I'm new here. I'll try and sum this up quick. I have a type of OCD/anxiety where I have intrusive thoughts and obsess about specific stresses in my...

Hi everyone I'm new here. I'll try and sum this up quick. I have a type of OCD/a...

•5 months ago

is it possible to have false memories about things that are not stressful at all just remember something and wonder if it happened or not

i have some false memories about things i dont think happened but they are not harmful or serious

i have some false memories about things i dont think happened but they are not h...

•5 months ago

how to stop thinking that demons are sabotaging my life.

if thats what they are doing i am not sure why and when will god kill them?

if thats what they are doing i am not sure why and when will god kill them?

•5 months ago

New to the community but not new to OCD

I have had OCD for 30 years beginning with OCD tendencies in childhood. I am currently experiencing a flare up of my contamination OCD due to having a bout...

I have had OCD for 30 years beginning with OCD tendencies in childhood. I am c...

•5 months ago

why cant people just let people post whatever is helping them without trolling

if you dont like a post dont comment on it simple but leave people alone not everyone has the same problems as you

if you dont like a post dont comment on it simple but leave people alone not eve...

•5 months ago

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anyone is terrified that the devil would possese them?

•5 months ago

am i a lesbian or is this ocd

i always had this though that i am a lesbien but it goes completely against my faith so i am wondering if its possible to have ocd about being gay.

i always had this though that i am a lesbien but it goes completely against my f...

•5 months ago

is it weird that i am a sociopath and proud of it?

i am sosiopath and i am so happy about it.

i am sosiopath and i am so happy about it.

•5 months ago

some people with ocd are terrified that their are pedophiles some are terrified they will be a murderer.

is it weird that i rather be a murderer than a podophile. in a n ideal world i rather be neither but if i had to choose.

is it weird that i rather be a murderer than a podophile. in a n ideal world i r...

•5 months ago

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