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

I’m doing another pat on my own back here. 

Since my last post, Ive gone through multiple obsessions. 
Right now they’re averaging 4-6 hrs each. And I’m just kicking their butts! I’ve gone through every single one of my themes. I think in the last 2 days I’ve had 6 obsessions. Ones that used to bug me for weeks/months. They might come back again, they might bug me for weeks/months at a time again. And I’m okay with that cause I have the tools needed to get me through it now. 

ERP really works and I’m still just so stocked about it.

STILL SO PROUD

That’s amazing!
May I ask how long each ERP exercise takes?
I’m early days into ERP and wasn’t sure if I’m doing it properly 🙂

@jay71 It really depends! It can take a few minutes, or it can take 20. I go based on my anxiety levels. I do an ERP session each time my brain finds something to latch onto. I’m spending about 10 minutes an hour with each obsession :) 