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Mom with pocd struggling BAD

I had a weird moment that I moved my shoulder towards my kid on purpose and I questioned why over and over and over. Well I was trying to to figure out if I...

I had a weird moment that I moved my shoulder towards my kid on purpose and I q...

•24 minutes ago

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I want to share something that has helped me.

I just wanted to share something that’s been super helpful for me on my OCD journey—Presently bracelets. They’re created by two sisters who both live with OCD,...

I just wanted to share something that’s been super helpful for me on my OCD jour...

mindfulmaven123

•22 hours ago

real events ocd

Hi, I was just looking for someone to relate to. I feel like a lot of ocd accounts do not line up with my experience. It took me so long to even realize I have...

Hi, I was just looking for someone to relate to. I feel like a lot of ocd accoun...

•2 days ago

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Here comes ROCD! Lol

Hi everyone! Today I'm struggling with ROCD- yay for new themes weekly .. lol So a little back story, I've been with my boyfriend for a solid year now, but...

Hi everyone! Today I'm struggling with ROCD- yay for new themes weekly .. lol ...

•2 days ago

Harm OCD

i just think about it, and the scared is that i don't want to harm anyone, but the jail scare me to alot, usually i think people with OCD are only scared of...

i just think about it, and the scared is that i don't want to harm anyone, but t...

•3 days ago

OCD won a little..

I'm safe now, med changes. But I attempted to hurt myself pretty bad, still beat up from it, but feel selfish talking about suicide too... I'm happy I'm here...

I'm safe now, med changes. But I attempted to hurt myself pretty bad, still beat...

•3 days ago

Fear of contamination. yikes!

My daughter (14) has inherited my OCD (sadly) and has fears of contamination she has even developed an eating disorder because of it... even though she has...

My daughter (14) has inherited my OCD (sadly) and has fears of contamination she...

Mollymuffinhead

•5 days ago

Rumination-focused ERP?

Has anyone heard of/know anything about "rumination focused ERP"? I came across references to it while digging through a listing of teletherapists with OCD...

Has anyone heard of/know anything about "rumination focused ERP"? I came acros...

Dadof2kids3cats

•5 days ago

#WellnessWednesday: FREE Back-to-School Toolkits for Parents/Caregivers, Teachers and Students. New Resource

The IOCDF has created a back to school toolkit resource for parents/caregivers, teachers, and students addressing anxiety and OCD in the classroom. This is...

The IOCDF has created a back to school toolkit resource for parents/caregivers, ...

Partner•5 days ago

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Questions some other specific treatment options

Hi, Lynn's Dad again. We've come across some information about a couple of further treatment options that might work for Lynn, and wanted to hear from anyone...

Hi, Lynn's Dad again. We've come across some information about a couple of furt...

Dadof2kids3cats

•6 days ago

Really struggling

Today while standing in my driveway with my firewood guy, the couple pulled out on the street and the woman, who was in the passenger seat looked right at me...

Today while standing in my driveway with my firewood guy, the couple pulled out ...

•6 days ago

False memory OCD, Is not always false

My memories of troubling encounters are not false or exaggerated, although my reaction to those encounters can be exaggerated because of how I let an...

My memories of troubling encounters are not false or exaggerated, although my re...

•7 days ago

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Air Force Veteran and retired law enforcement. I consider myself to be a highly sensitive person and very empathetic.

Hello my OCD is trichotillamania, hair pulling and skin picking worsened by anxiety, ptsd, depression and panic disorder. I have sensory issues related to...

Hello my OCD is trichotillamania, hair pulling and skin picking worsened by anxi...

•8 days ago

At a tough point waiting to see if new medication will work

Our daughter currently WANTS (or thinks she wants) to be back in a psych ward or residential program even though she left a previous residential program AMA...

Our daughter currently WANTS (or thinks she wants) to be back in a psych ward or...

Dadof2kids3cats

•9 days ago

Question about specific therapist treating health anxiety

Are any of you familiar with John Pavco in Washington DC? He seems to be the one OCD/ERP therapist near us who has BTTI certification AND lists health anxiety...

Are any of you familiar with John Pavco in Washington DC? He seems to be the on...

Dadof2kids3cats

•9 days ago

Do you have a safe place?

Not an actual place, but could be, but a thing that you do to escape the stress of OCD? Mine is watching reruns of Heartland, a show about a ranching family in...

Not an actual place, but could be, but a thing that you do to escape the stress ...

•10 days ago

A question about waiting lists for good residential programs

A further questuion about possible treatment down the road for our 24 YO daughter. After her very disappointing 9 days in a residential program, we are not in...

A further questuion about possible treatment down the road for our 24 YO daughte...

Dadof2kids3cats

•12 days ago

Intrusive thoughts worse around period?

Are anyone else's intrusive thoughts 10x worse around their period/time of the month? My intrusive thoughts have been absolutely horrible the past week and a...

Are anyone else's intrusive thoughts 10x worse around their period/time of the m...

•12 days ago

Continuing search for best care for adult daughter with health-related OCD

Hello, Concerned father here again. Our daughter Lynn left her residential placement early, with our support, primarily because they didn’t even seem to be...

Hello, Concerned father here again. Our daughter Lynn left her residential pl...

Dadof2kids3cats

•12 days ago

#WellnessWednesday: OCD in Diverse Populations

OCD occurs in diverse populations but representation for those diverse communities in the OCD world is often nonexistent. Here is a conversation led by Dr....

OCD occurs in diverse populations but representation for those diverse communiti...

Partner•12 days ago

Sou a única será?

Moro no Brasil, alguém mais aqui mora no Brasil também? As vezes penso que sou a única no Brasil com Toc de pensamentos ruins.

Moro no Brasil, alguém mais aqui mora no Brasil também? As vezes penso que sou a...

•15 days ago

My damn Intrusive thoughts, with questions

My intrusive thoughts are worries, suspicions, and paranoia about what I might have done to harm or upset someone socially, or fear of a confrontation, or...

My intrusive thoughts are worries, suspicions, and paranoia about what I might h...

•15 days ago

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