BIPOC with OCD

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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

This is my first post! 

I was diagnosed with OCD about 5 months ago (thank god) and ADHD a couple of months ago. So definitely new to navigating all of this. I started on lexapro after my PCD diagnoses and adderall after the ADHD. I’ve also been in therapy for ~6 months. 

On the whole, I feel like a brand new person. In all the right ways. My thought rumination is way down and the lexapro + my work in therapy has started to help reduce some distress when triggered. Rather, I’m a little more able to redirect thoughts. 

BUT - 

My just-right and perfection compulsions have been amplified since introducing the adderall. The good seems to outweigh the bad, especially with work and socializing, but I’m becoming more hyperaware of these compulsions when I’m alone.

Has anyone else had a similar experience on these two medications?

Medications

Interested in this...I think my daughter is going to experience the same things 