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Yep. One for each subtype. No offense to anyone who has these names, of course - I'm sure you're a lovely human, and any connection is coincidence. I figured out some time ago that I have about five little voices - James frets that we're contaminated, Laura demands unattainable moral correctness, Sydney insists that we want to do a lot of things that we don't actually want to do, Roxanne constantly thinks we’re going to suffer from some kind of illness, and every so often, Rob panics over existential unknowns. I found that changing the name in accordance with the theme was helpful because different obsessions affect my anxiety in slightly different ways - they don't all feel quite the same. Anyone notice the same thing?
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This is an awesome idea!
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Very cool!!! I love that idea
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this is a very common way to combat OCD. i think it helps separate us from our OCD. this way when the thoughts start happening, we can identify that our brain is playing silly tricks again. karen definitely is a funny choice :) i hope it helps!
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I have done this because it feels like a second person in my head who is really mean. I named her shela
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I named my OCD when I was around 6 or 7 and I named him "Chilly Pilly." 😂
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Also no offense to anyone actually named Karen of course!! ♥️
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I named mine Martha because of the OverSimplified Civil War videos with the constant yelling at Martha lmao
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Mine is Stan. Satan’s half brother lol
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Mines queenie as she try’s to rule my head but I’m afraid she’s not going to win 🤷♀️
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Haha I’m sure we can all relate to that!
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Actually, experts recommend you use profanity when talking to your OCD. I like telling mine to Shut the hell up!
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Good idea! I like using Karen 😀
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Mine is Gertrude
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I get asked about the name NOCD a lot. People might want to know how it’s pronounced, and they’re curious about our story. Every time, I’m excited to share a bit about what the name means—in fact, it’s an opportunity for me to talk about something everyone should know about OCD. First things first: it’s pronounced “No-CD.” And it actually means a couple things, both central to our mission: To restore hope for people with OCD through better awareness and treatment. The first meaning of our name is about awareness: Know OCD. Though we’ve come a long way, not enough people truly know what OCD is or what it’s like. How many times have you heard someone say “Don’t be so OCD about that,” or “I wish I had a little OCD. My car is a mess!” Things like that may seem innocent, but they trivialize the condition and keep most people with OCD—around 8 million in the US alone—from getting the help they need. The second meaning of NOCD is about treatment: No-CD. To go a bit deeper: Say “No” to the compulsive disorder. On one level, this is also related to knowing OCD—noto means “to know” in Latin. This inspired the name NOTO, the operations and technology infrastructure that powers NOCD the way an engine powers a vehicle. But this meaning goes even further. It has to do with how you can manage OCD symptoms—learning to resist compulsions. This is the foundation of exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy, the most effective, evidence-based form of treatment for OCD. Learning how to resist compulsions with ERP changed my life, and it taught me how important it is to get treatment from a specialty-trained therapist who truly understands how OCD works. I’ll give you an example. When I was 20, my life was going according to plan. I was thriving on the field as a college quarterback, doing well in school, even winning awards—until OCD struck out of nowhere. I started having taboo intrusive thoughts, things that horrified me and went against my core values and beliefs. Desperate for help, I saw several different therapists—but no one diagnosed me with OCD. At one point, I was instructed to snap a rubber band against my wrist whenever I had an intrusive thought. It was supposed to stop the thoughts, but it only made my symptoms worse. Driven into severe depression, I had to put my entire life on pause. Once I started ERP with a therapist who understood OCD, I learned why: you can’t stop intrusive thoughts from occurring. Everyone has them—and the more you try to get rid of them, the worse they get. Anything you do to suppress them is actually a compulsion, whether it’s counting in your head, snapping a rubber band against your wrist, or using substances to drown the thoughts out. To get better, you have to learn to resist compulsions and accept uncertainty. OCD doesn’t get to decide how you live your life. How do you educate the people in your life about OCD? Whether friends, family, or strangers, I’d love to hear how you share your understanding and raise awareness about OCD.
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I’m new to the app and wanting to know who else experiences this form of ocd. Some background I was a therapist for over 10 years now I am out of the clinical space. So I have background knowledge of ocd but never knew much about relationship ocd. I realized over the last several years with my now fiancé, that I have a hard time just letting go in general, whether that’s an argument or statement or feeling. I want to be able to just accept things at face value and move on (and talk later if my partner is ready as needed). But when conflict arises I can’t disengage till there is a clear resolution. It’s causing serious strife as he can feel trapped and it escalates the argument. I am reading more and this sounds like relationship OCD. Anyone else experience this? Curious on what others have done to work on this for themselves. I do have a therapist but we are not doing work in this area yet as I am realizing this is an actual concern.
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