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Hi guys, I've suffered from OCD for about 5-6 years now. The themes has shifted numerous times from homosexual ocd, pedophile ocd, to scrupolosity and others....

hello! I was diagnosed with OCD about a year ago, I had sexual images and intrusive thoughts about a white coworker. It would last longer than a month or...

What do u think I should do when I keep avoiding normal urges because they feel like they aren't random, they feel like they are related to someone else (my...

Hello. Our son has been struggling with a severe bout of OCD for the past year. He’s done in-patient, partial hospital and intensive outpatient programs. His...

Hi guys, hope you all are doing well this week. This week was a pretty good week in that the OCD thoughts and feelings did not affect me so much and I was able...

Hi guys, I am overwhelmedto the point where i stopped doing everything in my day i just sit and wait for the normal urges to come again feeling overwhelmed and...

Hello, I was last here in August when our daughter was hospitalized after a spike in her health anxiety OCD had her going to the ER several times a week in...

I'm a 27 year old male never diagnosed... When I was 7-15 when I'd watch movies and someone and someone died or committed suicide I'd think " maybe I want to...

im glad i found this website because i really need someone to talk to but its so disgusting that i have to be anonymous. Ill cut straight to the chase, i...

I was on a date today with a woman who was telling me about her culture which is a minority in one of the asian countries that she was born in. The...

Hi, I just did an exposure earlier but I am so overwhelmed. I was actually doing okay but after I did the exposure I am filled with anxiety, as the exposure...

Sorry for the nature of this post which is embarrassing to write. I’ve had an anal skin tag for as long as I can remember. It can make hygiene difficult due to...

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Hello guys, it's not been long since I last posted but this time I've got a genuine worry. So today I just these 2 things that ocd brought up from last year...

Hello, it's my first post here. I'm reaching out as I feel really alone in battling this disorder and it feels very hopeless and scary sometimes. I have had...

I dont know whats happening with this latest bout of ocd, as I mentioned on my last post , I have never had it this intense before. its like ocd is throwing...

I’ve struggled with generally being quite an anxious person my whole life but never been diagnosed with a mental health problem and have seen a lot about OCD...

Here we go again.....

Just wanna say that it's rly, rly so tough. I'm at work now but it's so hard to focus. I've been in therapy for months and I've learnt alot, but it feels like...

Hi I've not really posted online about my ocd before but feel I need the support tonight. I've never been formally diagnosed but my mum has it and my auntie...

So I did an exposure and felt fully the anxiety then noticed it dropped and for the first time in awhile I felt hopeful. I continued practicing for a few days...

For years, I lived in silence with OCD. I realized at a very young age that I thought and behaved in some peculiar ways that were different than my peers. I...

Hello, Our daughter Lynn is doing somewhat better with her health OCD than she was a month or two ago. She has made fewer visits to the ER recently and is...

Hi, Has anyone here been through ERP therapy? I have and am now out of residential therapy and I'm having doubts about whether or not ERP and especially...

So i’ve been dealing with groinal response for a few years now, and though it’s always been terrifying, it feels like it’s gotten a lot worse recently, at...

I have been dealing with my POCD really well the passed few months but today I’ve really started panicking so please give me some advice. Basically; if I had...

I love my son with everything with me but I just can’t take his reassurance seeking anymore. He does his exposures for contamination OCD but he struggles so...

Recently it has gotten worse. He does not let anyone get near him and is afraid of the air around other people, saying it has microscopic pieces of plastic......

Hello, I’ve never discussed this in an OCD forum before, but I think it’s relevant. One of the biggest struggles with OCD is the anxiety about something...

I struggle with using public bathrooms because I typically like to shower- to feel like I’m completely clean. I will pee in public bathrooms, but I avoid it as...