News of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Forum

FIRST IDENTIFICATION, know that its ocd not me , no that your not evil or mad your only sin is your afraid and that is no sin at all. SECOND DISCOMFORT, with nearly all things we must go through discomfort to get to comfort ,we have always done it from trying to walk to riding a bike driving a car learning a trade dealing with the loss of a loved one, all a struggle all ...

I have a condition where i repeat everything i say to myself after i speak.I noticed it in scool when a friend said to me ,why do you always say everything twice?I still do this can anyone tell if there is a name for this thing.The repeating is silent only my lips move.

Does OCD make you question yourself everytime I say to myself do I want to be gay I get anxiety but the answer is always uncertained it's never he'll no or god yes its always I dunno its like my mind is beainwashed

Ok i have some questions about intrusive thoughts:

What are they?
How do they work?
When do you have them?
Do you feel like you "summon them" or put them in your mind?
Do they always cause anxiety?
Do you have controll over them?
Are they "unwanted"?
Can you have OCD without intrusive thoughts ?

When do you go to the next exposure a day a week an hour then go to the next one

Ok I've never ever doubted my sexuality til now I'll tell you my history mate went over seas for 2 years one of my other mate commited suicide my parents separated my gf broke up with me ok here how's it happened me and my mates went out clubbin for my mates I was fairly drunk that night but I got a homosexual thought I've only had 3 in my life in 3 year gaps ...

Please bear with me, the list is a little long! But earlier this year I was diagnosed with major depression and was experiencing real hypos too in rapid sucession. To cut a long story short, Ive been back to my dr recently as I think I need new meds. He asked some other questions and he spoke of OCD again. I always fought it, thinking it was all about cleaning and stuff. Now he's got ...

Hey I've been posting on this site for a while and as I've been told this site is for reasurrance and that makes it worst and feeds the OCD so I'm gonna kick this illness butt gonna start ERP and cbt I'm gonna start my ERP hierarchy 2morrow as for cbt is the 4 step brain lock good or the accepting and just ignoring it better just need a lil help to get me boosted ...

ok, it is realy realy long yes i know sorry for that but i would realy appraciate to know your opinion.

ok, im a 16y old male.

most people think that i am "fearless" and "feelingless", but im the opposit of those. i just fear other things then they do.

ok: i also like to watch BDSM videos and other violent sex videos, but i also like real soft videos and romantic ones, but not ...

Can anyone tell me what a spike feeels like?

Is it when someone says something or does something which you fear and immediately start worrying about the new intrusive thoughts which you can't get out of your mind? Does it feel like your going to be sick and is just full of pure dread?

I still don't know what to do about this girl I like/don't like