hey! i was thinking it would be cool if there would be a place where we could find people and become friends with other people dealing with ocd. it could be a safe place for us to say our experience so far, or to just talk about anything, even if it’s not ocd related. lmk what you think about this idea and comment what you think we could/should make it on!
yes i love this idea
How about on the Signal app?
@Anonymous i like this idea! it’s something everyone can mostly get (correct me if i’m wrong) and it’s a way to keep our information safe as well, from what i’ve seen.
@strawberryjax If I’m not mistaken, yes, everyone can download it! 🩷
@strawberryjax I already have the Signal app. It’s free. 🩵
@Anonymous amazing, we can do this then! and if anyone gets more comfortable we can always switch to a social media as well:)
hi! This is definitely something that I would be interested in. It’s so lonely and it just feels like no one without ocd could know how it feels. This is a great idea!
I love the idea! Count me in!
I love this ! I’d be down for this !
heyy!! could i join?
everyone’s welcome to join! i’m thinking we could do the signal app as anonymous said as it’d keep us all safe. if anyone has any suggestions lmk and once we have it all figured out, i’ll create it!
awesome, glad you think so! what do you think we should make it on?
I’d like to I feel so alone
this is exactly why i want to do this, so we don’t feel so alone anymore. we’ll get through this together🫶🏼all of us.
zahra(your name correct?) i am truly sorry for how other groups have treated you, it’s unfair how people are so quick to judge and so slow to try to understand that EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN OPINION. it’s ridiculous people constantly want to be heard but when it comes to someone who has maybe a different outlook on life, they’re completely ignored. i want you to know that i read everything that you typed, fully. and that when this group is created, it was absolutely be a safe place and the people that can’t except that, well then screw them because they only want to hear what THEY want to hear.
and i fully want to say i really appreciate you telling me all this💗
Yes, Zahra’s my name and omg I love you. 🩷🍓
Thank you 🙏
Good idea!
Just downloaded signal!
@patheticgirl43 awesome!
is there a way i could get an invite?
@Jeremy23 everyone’s welcome! just download signal, as we’ve decided that’s what we’ll be using:)
That is a very well thought thru idea!!!
I just downloaded Signal - now what do I do?
Also, you stated that we can message about anything, even if it’s not about ocd. I want to just be able to message without getting censored. For example, I am pro life and I’m pro Palestine. Why can’t people just message about these things? Someone’s mind and heart could change, or not, but people should be able to talk to each other. For example, on a pro Palestine group chat, that was called, “Justice in Palestine and in the World,” I messaged some videos about pro life. Then, someone messaged that what’s up with all of these videos, and that everyone should be pro the right to abortion. Thankfully, someone in the group chat defended me and posted this: “I want to say that I'm deeply disturbed by the way Zahra was treated in this chat group, a chat group that I set up to discuss a range of political issues, not just Palestine. This is how revolutions "eat their children," i.e., self-destruct. Zahra comes from an Iranian, Shiite background and is part of the ethnic and philosophical diversity that comprises the pro-Palestinian movement. To question her commitment to Palestine and deny her voice because her views don't adhere to Western feminist orthodoxy on abortion is abominable. There are various ways to be a feminist: liberal, socialist, cultural, ecological, radical, etc, etc... A cultural feminist viewpoint that re-values and re-prioritizes traditional female culture that entails childbearing and life-sustaining caregiving may not support at-will abortion or the androcentric, death-oriented, philosophical orthodoxy that supports it. As a cornerstone of liberal, i.e., capitalist, materialistic, individualistic feminism, abortion makes a lot of sense. From a cultural feminist and psycho-existential standpoint, I believe it has also engendered a certain degree of self-alienation among women, both biological and psychological. Which is not to say that I don't support abortion in exceptional circumstances: life and health of the mother, rape, incest, and non-viability of the fetus, perhaps even before a heartbeat, as a compromise solution, although for most of my political life, I have been strictly pro-choice. Just because one form of feminism has triumphed in the Western world, don't think that it speaks for all women, everywhere, or even for all women in the West. As I stated previously, in graduate school, I studied with a very prominent feminist political theorist who acknowledged that there are legitimate arguments to be made on both sides of the abortion debate. There are liberal legal scholars who will tell you that 'the privacy' argument used to validate Roe v. Wade was flawed, even if abortion should be legalized. And there are liberal legal scholars who will argue that it should never have been politicized at the federal level but deferred to the states. We can argue all day long about whether a fetus is a child, but there is no argument that a fetus becomes a child, with increasingly sophisticated technology determining exactly when a fetus is "viable," not some predetermined concept or law. If you would expel Zahra from the Palestinian liberation movement for her views on abortion, you will be expelling numerous women and men across this movement, nationally and internationally.” Btw, Fetus is Latin for, “little one.” Then, there are some right wingers who are pro life, but against really supporting the human beings in Palestine. Then, I posted earlier today on NOCD under a post about elections that to please not vote for Harris/Trump, and to please vote for a third-party candidate who supports Palestinian people, as they are human beings. I also stated that Jews, Christians, Muslims and many people are united in humanity, which includes human beings in Palestine. My comment was censored. Also, I think someone else’s post got removed, because I couldn’t find it anymore; this person literally messaged: “Sometimes I think I don't empathize enough Sometimes I think that when hearing news about idk Gaza or Ukraine I'm not feeling bad enough for the people suffering there, for the people who were tortured and died in such horrible ways. I've seen videos online showing victims of bombings and I didn't feel bad enough. I feel desensitized from reality. I feel like sometimes it doesn't feel real what I'm seeing but it is real and I'm seeing it! And it's awful! Sometimes I think about movies and stuff where things look real and they're not and maybe I'm used to watching too many movies and thinking "oh that's not real" and maybe that's where this come from??” I mean wtf?! Why are people getting censored from talking about these things?!
Btw, these are the posts I made about the election: Please don’t vote for Kamala Harris or Donald Trump. The human beings and animals (horse, cat, dog) in Palestine have been suffering, including mentally. Please vote for a candidate that recognizes that Palestinians are humans. Children have been raped and murdered by Israel. Our government has been helping Israel, instead of helping us the American people, with our healthcare (including mental healthcare), with homelessness, etc. I’m a U.S. citizen who cannot afford ERP therapy, yet so much money has gone to outside of America, instead of here. There’s homeless U.S. veterans, for God’s sakes. Money has gone to take Palestinian home from Palestinians, while U.S. veterans are homeless. Many people have decided not to vote for Harris or Trump. Please vote for a third-party candidate who will not send any money to Israel. It is possible for a third-party to win; the Republican Party used to be a third-party. Jews, Christians, Muslims and many people are united for humanity. Free Palestine 🇵🇸 🍉 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dtoWptrhPOM&pp=ygUfYW5hZG9sdSBlbmdsaXNoIGlzcmFlbCB3aWxsIHBheQ%3D%3D 🙏 As far as animals, there’s also bird, a mother monkey that was killed and her living baby was refusing to let go of the mother; I may not have stated every animal.
I got this message in between my posts: NOCD A recent post of yours is no longer available because it was marked as unhelpful, spam, or abusive according to the group's guidelines. Remember, this is a safe place for all people with OCD. These posts distract us from the reason we're all here in this community.
yay! love you too💐also i’m trying to figure out how signal works and it seems like it might be difficult for a lot of people to quite understand if they’re impatient. are you personally comfortable with any social medias zahra?
also overall to everyone, is there any social medias we’re all comfortable with?
Same how do we use it ?
Dear all, as real chat here is not possible and a fluent conversation would make me feel more connected and part of a group, I'd like to ask, if anyone is interested in an online support group via chat? If yes, I'd try to find a platform for it. I know on here are minors who suffer from OCD, but as I suffer from POCD and want to be able to freely discuss it (and of course, as discussing that topic with minors triggers my POCD, as I found out on here), I would like to start an online support group only for people who are 18 years of age, or older. Anyone who is interested, please let me know.
... but I would like to find people on here around my age (I'm 38), who would be interested in proper chats and conversations outside of here (the app is great, but as there is no option to properly chat, but only blog, it's not completely satisfying my need for conversation with other OCD sufferers). I know younger people suffer from OCD, too, but certain things and views are just different, when someone is 20 years younger than me (no offence). Of course, we'd need to find out, if we get along and, if not, it should be fine to stop engaging without any hard feelings.
I'm not sure if this is the place to ask, but I figured I'd try. I've been feeling pretty alone recently. I've never really had anyone to talk to about my OCD or its symptoms (besides a therapist of course). I'm just looking for a place where I can talk to others about this stuff and maybe get to know people better. This is a great app, but I know it's more focused around posting when we're all in a heightened state. I've tried looking for support groups in my area, but have come up empty. I guess what I'm trying to ask (sorry for rambling) is: Are there any active Discord groups who are maybe willing to accept a new member? I would like to make friends with others who can relate to what I'm going through. Preferably adults or with an adult section as I'm 28 years old!
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