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

Anybody here dealing with health anxiety and sensorimotor OCD (somatic OCD)? I am personally struggling with breathing and its causing me to wake up with a racing heart that comes and goes all day. If so, how do you cope and what helps you best. Also, Im not very sure about how the treatment works and the ERP therapy and how that works and how to implement it. Ive had this OCD type years ago but never got treatment.

Hi, not much to offer in way of practical advice JUST yet. But you aren’t alone. I also have health anxiety and somatic OCD which focuses on my breathing. I create my hierarchy with my therapist tonight. 
You aren’t the only one going through this! I’m here for you!

@Vct8414 It can feel so isolating. But we’re out here! You would walk past me on the street and never know. 
Outside of NOCD, I love reading Taoist philosophy. Learning to sit with, to just experience, to find gratitude, is very hard but valuable. It’s been very helpful with my health anxiety and hyperawareness!  