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

Does any one else struggle with self harm urges? To be clear, I don’t want to hurt myself, I am upset by these thoughts, but feel as though I need to act on them. 
Could anyone who has be able to give me an example of how they have utilized ERP to challenge the urges? Thank you :)

Struggling With Self Harm Urges

You don’t want to challenge them you want to sit with the anxiety until it passes! Just take deep breaths and ground yourself until the anxiety settles.

Thank you :) I think my poor brain is getting a bit overwhelmed in the moment and questioning what I should be doing! 

It takes a while, I get super overwhelmed too. It gets easier!

I think I get stuck wondering if it’s actually even OCD because I feel like I want to do it, or that doing it would make the thought and distress go away!

Does any one else struggle with self harm urges? To be clear, I don’t want to hurt myself, I am upset by these thoughts, but feel as though I need to act on them. Could anyone who has be able to give me an example of how they have utilized ERP to challenge the urges? Thank you :)