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Doing a follow up to my last post. My name is Luke and I've had severe OCD for a number of years. People kept telling me to live in the present moment....

Doing a follow up to my last post. My name is Luke and I've had severe OCD for a...

ObsessionOverlord

•3 months ago

what I have learned over70 years with ocd

I have had OCD since the age of 9. I am now 79. To the younger readers I just want to say do not give up hope.The disease is painful and waxes and wanes;...

I have had OCD since the age of 9. I am now 79. To the younger readers I just wa...

•3 months ago

is it normal to see someone's face everywhere?

Good evening, to everyone on this forum. Im feeling pretty down tonight and was wondering if anyone can relate to my situation. To make a long story short for...

Good evening, to everyone on this forum. Im feeling pretty down tonight and was ...

•3 months ago

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Ups and downs with reassurance:(

I've been working so hard on things. I think my brain is so used to using reassurance to cope that my OCD is trying to get to me other ways. Today I was on my...

I've been working so hard on things. I think my brain is so used to using reassu...

•3 months ago

Is a Mind Reasonably Free of Cognitive Biases an Asset in Our Struggle Against OCD?

I once watched a survival story video about a hunter who was tracking elk in the mountains and, without noticing it, left familiar grounds and got lost for...

I once watched a survival story video about a hunter who was tracking elk in the...

•3 months ago

Struggling with ROCD

My name is Sakis and I am 54 years old. I have struggled with OCD since I was 22 years old. The first appearance was about homophobia. With the help of...

My name is Sakis and I am 54 years old. I have struggled with OCD since I was 22...

•3 months ago

Overthinking

Any one do this all the time always thinking negative about any situation

Any one do this all the time always thinking negative about any situation

•3 months ago

First time here, could you help me, please???

Hello everyone, new here! I'm just so desperated. Sorry. (Eng isn't my first language so sorry for the possible grammar mistakes) Hope u can give me an advice...

Hello everyone, new here! I'm just so desperated. Sorry. (Eng isn't my first lan...

•3 months ago

Inositol

Have anyone tried inositol for OCD? I read about it and I'm wondering did it work with anyone, does it have any side effects and how long have you been on it?

Have anyone tried inositol for OCD? I read about it and I'm wondering did it wor...

•3 months ago

CRAVING FOR HELP

Sorry for annoying all of you but I need help, please! I am an 21 years old (m) and have been feeling pretty awful these last days. I have always been an...

Sorry for annoying all of you but I need help, please! I am an 21 years old (...

•3 months ago

CRAVING FOR HELP🙏🏻

Sorry for annoying all of you but I need help, please! I am an 21 years old (m) and have been feeling pretty awful these last days. I have always been an...

Sorry for annoying all of you but I need help, please! I am an 21 years old (m)...

•3 months ago

CRAVING FOR HELP ! 🙏🏻

Sorry for annoying all of you but I need help, please! I am an 21 years old (m) and have been feeling pretty awful these last days. I have always been an...

Sorry for annoying all of you but I need help, please! I am an 21 years old (m)...

•3 months ago

Thank God for mental health professionals like this!

This mental health doctor has a YEARS long wait list and leads Harvard’s McLean Hospital, the #1 psychiatric hospital in the nation, where he has been...

This mental health doctor has a YEARS long wait list and leads Harvard’s McLean...

•3 months ago

Yawning OCD, please help

I've had Sensorimotor OCD for a while now. I was able to overcome all the different types of OCD like breathing, blinking etc.. but I just can't overcome...

I've had Sensorimotor OCD for a while now. I was able to overcome all the differ...

•3 months ago

OCD WARRIOR BADASS TRIBE ZOOM SUPPORT GROUP

Hey awesome OCD community! I host a weekly Zoom support group every Saturday at 6pm GMT UK time / 1pm ET USA Time. You are all more than welcome to join! Send...

Hey awesome OCD community! I host a weekly Zoom support group every Saturday at ...

•3 months ago

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Believe and Overcome 🙌🫶

You can do the brave things and I believe in you!

You can do the brave things and I believe in you!

•3 months ago

In a Fog Again

hello everyone It’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything or responded to posts. I actually changed my username. Im truly sorry I haven’t been there for...

hello everyone It’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything or responded to pos...

•3 months ago

Metacognition: the Degree to Which a Possibility of Harm or Imperfection is Disturbing Us Partly Depends Upon Our Frame of Mind

I just watched a video made by the International OCD Foundation “The Metacognitive Approach to OCD Treatment and Self-Help”. In it, Mike Heady, one of the...

I just watched a video made by the International OCD Foundation “The Metacogniti...

•3 months ago

Happiness - I'm over the moon.

For so long its been such a struggle, its been going on 4 years straight. But I got an awesome piece of happiness today. I'm an amateur photographer and I'm...

For so long its been such a struggle, its been going on 4 years straight. But I ...

ObsessionOverlord

•3 months ago

#WellnessWednesday: FREE OCD Newsletter!

The OCD Newsletter is a source of news and inspiration to individuals with OCD, their loved ones, and to OCD professionals and researchers. The OCD Newsletter...

The OCD Newsletter is a source of news and inspiration to individuals with OCD, ...

Partner•3 months ago

just joined

just joined today and God gave me the courage to seek more help. Any advice or words of encouragement? Ty

just joined today and God gave me the courage to seek more help. Any advice or w...

•3 months ago

Relationship OCD

Hiya everyone… sorry for abit of a long winded message!! I have really bad ROCD and sometimes have intrusive thoughts and false memories of me cheating on my...

Hiya everyone… sorry for abit of a long winded message!! I have really bad ROC...

•3 months ago

Is There an Undeniable Truth that Would Make ERP More Bearable?

I think that everybody would agree that ERP (the gold standard treatment of OCD) is not easy to practice. It’s asking us to face triggering stimuli and prevent...

I think that everybody would agree that ERP (the gold standard treatment of OCD)...

•3 months ago

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constant need for reassurance help :(

Good evening to everyone on this form. I would like to know if anyone else can relate to the constant need for reassurance. I experienced bullying in middle...

Good evening to everyone on this form. I would like to know if anyone else can r...

•3 months ago

Should We Use Action to Dismiss Excessive Scruples?

Fact: If one wants to function reasonably well in this world, one needs to dismiss relatively quickly doubts or queries that prevent rational action. To be...

Fact: If one wants to function reasonably well in this world, one needs to dismi...

•4 months ago

#WellnessWednesday: Join a Support Group

There is a sense of community that exists in a well-run support group. It can mean finding others who know how you feel or being seen as someone with a...

There is a sense of community that exists in a well-run support group. It can me...

Partner•4 months ago

Self Help / Book Recommendations

Hello everyone, I hope you are well! 😊 I have just finished treatment for generalised anxiety disorder and my therapist has advised I take a small break...

Hello everyone, I hope you are well! 😊 I have just finished treatment for gen...

•4 months ago

Wake up please and you will understand.

Last year I was a mess, my ocd hit high levels but alot of that was because I came off valium cold turkey and it gave me a massive physical and psychological...

Last year I was a mess, my ocd hit high levels but alot of that was because I ca...

•4 months ago

How My Phobia of the Dark Helped Me Treat My OCD

I used to be afraid to leave the comfort of my bed nighttime for a fear of being attacked by supernatural beings. This was ridiculous. I prided myself in...

I used to be afraid to leave the comfort of my bed nighttime for a fear of being...

•4 months ago

Fear of Lying

So I'm giving myself a complex here after saying something tonight that I believed to be true then quickly realized may not have been accurate. Specifically...

So I'm giving myself a complex here after saying something tonight that I believ...

•4 months ago

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