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care@nocdhelp.com can connect you with a licensed therapist and our care team members can also answer general questions.

POCD can be a really distressing form of OCD, but no matter what the OCD theme is, remember that you're not alone. With POCD or other "taboo" themes, sometimes the kind of reassurance-seeking that OCD wants you to do can really backfire, because many people may not understand that POCD is not the same as having a desire to act on these thoughts. OCD tends to attack what you most value, and so often the members we see with POCD are actually some of the people who are the safest around kids - like teachers, nurses, coaches, parents, and other caring people. If you would like to get more feedback here, you can always write your question here where our therapists can respond to it and direct you towards resources that can help, even if those resources are outside of NOCD.