News of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Forum

I've been diagnosed with OCD since I was probably 11 or 12 years old. I was diagnosed with it when I was 17 and I'm 21 now. I've been to therapy, went through two therapists both left for medical reasons now I'm waiting for a new one. I also have anxiety and depression (on and off), mostly anxiety with my OCD. If one thing is happening, they're all effected. I also have a tiny bit ...

Hi everyone,

My oldest daughter was diagnosed with OCD at the age of 20, she is in her 30's now. See has seen a psychiatrist for it over the last five years because it has worsened. Her Prozac dose is up to 80 mg a day.

What she has noticed is, that over the last three months the week before her menstrual cycle she is experiencing severe symptoms of worry. It is scaring her.

Her ...

Hi, I'm a 17 year old girl and I've always thought I had OCD but I also feel like everyone says they do just because they don't like having a messy room. I'm taking a psychology class and when we talked about mental illnesses I don't fit the descriptions for OCD that my teacher gave us but I know that my behavior is not like other people's. Lately, I've been having thoughts that really scare ...

Hi, my name is D and I'm 19.I've suffered from OCD ever since I can remember, but it hadn't gotten his bad this about two years ago. My OCD is focused on germs, and it kills me sometimes. So much so I'll sometimes wash my hands over 50 times a day. This causes my hands to be rough and cracked. But I was okay for the most part. things were okay for a little while. ...

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Recently, my confession OCD has been completely out of whack. Last year, I cheated on my (now ex) girlfriend. Please don't lecture me about this, that's not necessarily the focus of the thread. Plus, we're working on it.

I've had the obsessive need to confess everything about the cheating to her. Not just how long it went on and whatnot, specific details, conversations between ...

So where to begin?

I've struggled with OCD all my life. Even as a child I remember having to count to certain numbers, press the button at the crosswalk three times exactly, knock on wood three times to prevent something bad from happening, that kind of crap.

I remember having vivid thoughts, constantly worrying that if I did things the wrong way "the devil" would get me, which is peculiar as I didn't grow up ...

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I am a 39 year old woman who has had hocd since I was 11 years old. I have been through ERP for five months straight at a well known ocd clinic, but the treatment made me worse (I have poor insight ocd). I am currently on medication too. I’ve only ever dated men and only want to be straight. I have been doing well with the hocd until last November when I had ...

Hi I've never posted in this forum nor have I even considered that I might have OCD up until today but reading many of these posts has been eye opening. I initially came upon this website because I've been suffering from delusions for the past few days and wanted to find the source of them. I was obsessing over the idea that nobody really likes me and that everyone I know secretly hates me and ...

My 'attractions' to women don't necessarily feel bad or counterintuitive to my true desires.

Just earlier today I was watching a documentary and there was a women on it who I had that immediate *gasp* kind of reaction that I seem to be getting these days. But idk what it is honestly. I could say 'oh it's just my OCD', but if it really was then wouldn't there would be even a small part of ...

Today, about an hour ago I took the step to join a forum to be able to talk to people about my OCD and depression, even thou they are considered to be moderate but I feel that my depression is taking over my thoughts.
I obsess about being envied, envying someone, or seeing people I love being harmed or dying. I think the latter is due to that my father passed away last year as ...