BIPOC with OCD

Students with OCD

Older adults with OCD

LGBTQ+ with OCD

Parents of OCD kids

NOCD Therapy Alumni

Mid-life adults with OCD

OCD newbies

Young adults with OCD

I wonder if something I did in the past actually happened the way I remember it

False Memory OCD

I’m constantly bothered by things not being in the right place, the right order, or grouped in the right way

Order & Symmetry OCD

I’m convinced that what I do or think can effect a real event and will prove that I’m a bad person

Magical Thinking OCD

I experience anxiety and discomfort any time something doesn’t feel “just right”

Perfectionism OCD

I’m bothered by specific thoughts, and I use mental actions to “get rid” of them

"Pure" OCD

I obsess over something that happened in my past and what it could have led to

Real Events OCD

I can’t help but think I’ll intentionally kill myself, even thought I don’t want to die

Suicidal OCD

I experience anxiety while obsessing over the meaning of life or the purpose of existence

Existential OCD

I have continual doubts about my sexuality and spend a lot of time trying to analyze my feelings 

Sexual Orientation OCD

I’m overly afraid of becoming sick or getting someone else sick

Contamination OCD

I need to know if I really have a desire to transition my gender or if I want a transgender partner

Transgender OCD

I constantly question and analyze how I feel in my most important relationships

Relationship OCD

I feel unable to stop focusing on normal bodily functions in myself or someone else

Somatic OCD

I constantly worry that I have offended a higher power or done something morally wrong

Religion & Spirituality OCD

I have to keep checking for new health symptoms to prevent pain, suffering, or death

Health Concern OCD

I experience excessive fears of directly or inadvertently causing harm to others

Harm OCD

I’m very bothered by thoughts that  I want to, or might, do something inappropriate with a child

Pedophilic Obsessions OCD

I’m a new parent, and I can’t help but think of my newborn getting hurt due to my thoughts or actions

Postpartum OCD

is sleeping when you get overwhelmed by the intrusive thoughts healthy or is it avoidance?

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Sleeping When Overwhelmed By Intrusive Thoughts - Is It Healthy Or An Avoidance ?

I think one of the things that has come up for me with my experience is that I would sleep when becoming overwhelmed from intrusive thoughts and they would go away temporarily, but they would just return. I found myself repeating the cycle with sleeping when intrusive thoughts when I felt they were too much to face and it became worse with the frequency of wanting to sleep. It did not help the problem, but made it worse. I then would also feel horrible after waking up because I felt like I wasted part of my day and then guilt would set in for sleeping. I have felt for myself it has not been healthy.

thank you! i’m struggling right now because it’s physically and mentally exhausting to deal with thoughts so my immediate solution is “just sleep and everything will go away” but sometimes i’ll wake up feeling like even though i was sleeping it was still bothering me in my sleep. thank you for sharing :)