News of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Forum

So, i won't especify was is going on with me, i have a post that explains it in detail, but I've noticed that since the intrusive thoughts started, i feel weirded out by something as simple as my own pronouns and name, I'm trying to get used to being called "boy, kid, dude" again but since this all started it just feels weird, i really don't want anyone to stop calling me that, i just ...

What is the best way to explain OCD to others? I try to explain it to my friends and family, but I don't seem to make a lot of sense when I try to explain.

Does the "groinal response" include the feeling like you're mentally turned on, even if in a disgusting way? Or is it just the physical response with no psychological arousal?

hi everyone

couple of years ago i was working in office, after 3 weekes i was asked to leave because i was not up to standard of work. i was tottaly shocked because it was difficult training for this new role.

a week later i found out somone did not want me there( i have no idea why ) and i felt terible about this so i decided to repot this to managers ? only ...

Rumination is my biggest problem with OCD. I obsess over certain events in my past and constantly ask myself "did I do something wrong" and convince myself I have done wrong or committed crimes. I come online to seek reassurance but usually I end up feeling quite the opposite. I read things and comments and compare myself to others and the things I did to what others did and I feel much much worse. I ...

I am plagued by horrible horrific intrusive thoughts and they keep haunting me.. I always try to counteract them with other thoughts.

That's my biggest issue but since previous year I have what I hope is pocd. It's like suddenly I'm attracted to kids and even typing this makes me feel weird. I was looking at some youtube videos today and saw a video named 'America's youngest sex offenders' and I feel attracted? Maybe because ...

Lately I've been obsessed with the idea that my own body and penis arouse me. It's awful cause it makes me think that, if I find my own male body arousing then that must mean I'm attracted to male bodies.

I know that being aroused by yourself is different, but this arousal is getting too big. It's like my penis is the most attractive thing ever. And this sickens me. Now I don't want to ...

Is there anyone else dealing hocd that can't say that the attractions are completely unwanted?

I feel like the tip-off that it is truly HOCD is not wanting the thoughts, feelings, etc. However, the more I imagine being with a woman in my head the more it feels actually good. I get such a strong reaction to just imagining it that I almost can't deny that it does feels good. And my attraction to men ...

I was wondering if anyone with a specific OCD (HOCD, ROCD, POCD etc) were to take a lie detector test answering questions directly involving their type of OCD, would the machine tell the truth or would it be muddled by our own silly brain waves by our massive amounts of doubting things?

Just wondering because surely if you took a detector test and for instance (may trigger) Someone asked you 'Are you gay?' Surely you ...

I just need some help/advice and I hate creating a new post just because I feel like my old post will be forgotten. I know I sound melodramatic, but living has become too hard with this guilt that I bring on myself.

Please read my previous post and give me some advice. I wish more than anything that there was a therapist I could go to that specified in OCD.