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OCD & Related Behaviors Automated Taglist!
by tommy
Last post
 June 16th, 2025
...See more Welcome to the OCD Taglist! This thread is an auto-updating list. The list is regularly updated by forum leaders and can be found below. Having issues? Reply below and someone will help you! Why should I join the taglist? ✔ Never miss out on sub-community check-ins, discussions or events  ✔ Get tagged and notified by community leaders whenever a new relevant thread has been posted ✔ Become a more active member of the community.  What do I need to do? ✅ To add yourself to this taglist, press the Post to Thread button below and write the exact words Please add me. ❌ To remove yourself from this taglist, press the Post to Thread button below and write the exact words Please remove me. ------------------------- Current taglist as of December 2025 @0XanXan0 @80HoneyMilk08 @Almaty99 @Anupriya5555 @BeeHeartsBooks @Bluecat10 @calmmoon2104 @daydreammemories @inventiveYard695 @ivoryApple2943 @Mishka1599 @RainySummerDays @rationalGrapefruitq @sunshine0814 @versatilecat1977
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Why do I have intrusive thoughts with practices
by creativeStrings1531
Last post
 3 days ago
...See more At the age of five I witnessed a babysitter's husband trapping my mom and chasing her around her car and I've been practicing blocking doors since junior high and it's involved into skipping around my vehicle once in a while or skipping around my dining room table
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OCD taking over your thoughts
by SavageQueen24
Last post
 Monday
...See more I just want to know that I am not the only one experiencing this... All the people in my life thinks OCD is cleaning and being neat and tidy But they don't see the sleepless nights tossing and turning because your brain can't stop overthinking What if someone I love dies? What if I die? What if I did not lock the door and get murdered by an intruder? My parents are getting older what if today was the last time I talked to one of them? Am I doing enough in my life? It's like a constant loop playing over and over My OCD involves a lot of fear around death and losing people I love It interferes with my daily life because one moment I am fine and the next the thoughts come creeping in I do not clean because I have OCD, I clean because it's the only time my brain is quiet.
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I Need Help... Can Anyone Relate?
by reservedSpruce5316
Last post
 July 4th
...See more Hi everyone. I'm new here. I joined this app hoping I might find people who understand what I'm going through because, honestly, I feel lost right now. It feels like something has changed in the way my brain processes information. I used to understand things much more easily, but now even a simple sentence can become a struggle. Instead of reading it and moving on, I get stuck on individual words. My mind starts questioning why each word was used, why it's connected to the next one, and whether I've really understood it. I end up reading the same sentence over and over again, but it still feels like I haven't truly taken the information in. It's not that I can't read or don't know what the words mean. It's like my brain won't let me move on until everything feels completely understood, and even then, it still doesn't feel enough. Studying has become so painful. My head starts to ache, I get brain fog, and I become mentally exhausted. Sometimes I just stop reading because I don't know what else to do. It's heartbreaking because I genuinely love learning, and I have dreams I don't want to give up on, but right now I feel trapped inside my own mind. I'm not looking for a diagnosis. I just want to know if anyone has ever experienced something similar. If you can relate, or if you've been through this before, please reply to this post or send me a message. Even knowing that I'm not alone would mean a lot to me. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
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Question
by starzgirlypop
Last post
 July 1st
...See more I've been in a constant battle with my thoughts, I've seen a therapist months ago and they said that I could have OCD but I'm not diagnosed with it and I don't know for sure if I do. How did you know that you have OCD? What caused your OCD?
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Dismorphic face phobia
by ambitiousPapaya1487
Last post
 June 30th
...See more I haven't been feeling like myself lately, especially because of the lack of sleep, the stress caused by my university thesis, and an eye allergy that I had. Although the allergy healed, I was left with some spots in my eye. Since then, I've become obsessed with looking at myself in the mirror, examining every detail of my face. I've started seeing myself as ugly, and these thoughts have become overwhelming. I feel helpless because I don't have the money to buy skincare or haircare products. I'm just a university student living alone in a student residence in another city. I constantly focus on my dark circles, facial pigmentation, yellow teeth, and my damaged, dry, brittle, and thinning hair. Sometimes I feel like my hair doesn't even deserve to be called hair. My body is also covered with pigmentation, and I've reached the point where I don't even like going out anymore. Even when I wear makeup, I still don't feel beautiful. I've started believing that I don't deserve anything. My self-confidence is very low, and I always try to please other people. I'm exhausted. These days, I spend most of my time lying in bed, feeling drained, unmotivated, and powerless. There's a classmate who seems to like me, but I'm terrified that if he sees the real me, he'll run away. I also feel that my parents love my sister more because she doesn't struggle with appearance-related issues and is naturally confident. Or maybe I'm actually just not beautiful. Every day feels like emotional torture. I wish I could wake up one morning and find that all these problems had disappeared. I keep comparing myself to other girls, and it seems like everyone is beautiful except me. I couldn't focus on my thesis because I was constantly fixated on my appearance. As a result, I wrote a poor-quality thesis, and now I'm ashamed of facing my thesis defense. I wasted so much time focusing on my flaws because those feelings genuinely overwhelmed and distracted me.
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I need help
by ambitiousPapaya1487
Last post
 June 30th
...See more I haven't been feeling like myself lately, especially because of the lack of sleep, the stress caused by my university thesis, and an eye allergy that I had. Although the allergy healed, I was left with some spots in my eye. Since then, I've become obsessed with looking at myself in the mirror, examining every detail of my face. I've started seeing myself as ugly, and these thoughts have become overwhelming. I feel helpless because I don't have the money to buy skincare or haircare products. I'm just a university student living alone in a student residence in another city. I constantly focus on my dark circles, facial pigmentation, yellow teeth, and my damaged, dry, brittle, and thinning hair. Sometimes I feel like my hair doesn't even deserve to be called hair. My body is also covered with pigmentation, and I've reached the point where I don't even like going out anymore. Even when I wear makeup, I still don't feel beautiful. I've started believing that I don't deserve anything. My self-confidence is very low, and I always try to please other people. I'm exhausted. These days, I spend most of my time lying in bed, feeling drained, unmotivated, and powerless. There's a classmate who seems to like me, but I'm terrified that if he sees the real me, he'll run away. I also feel that my parents love my sister more because she doesn't struggle with appearance-related issues and is naturally confident. Or maybe I'm actually just not beautiful. Every day feels like emotional torture. I wish I could wake up one morning and find that all these problems had disappeared. I keep comparing myself to other girls, and it seems like everyone is beautiful except me. I couldn't focus on my thesis because I was constantly fixated on my appearance. As a result, I wrote a poor-quality thesis, and now I'm ashamed of facing my thesis defense. I wasted so much time focusing on my flaws because those feelings genuinely overwhelmed and distracted me.
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Religious OCD
by enthusiasticBirch9701
Last post
 June 27th
...See more Hi! I have found out that I might have OCD. Even if I have my own point of view and see God in my own way (as someone who loves and understands), I can't stop feeling guilty and anxious all the time :(. I don't feel comfortable to share the whole story, but it involves my LGBTQ friends and my relationship with them. I know it sounds silly but I felt the need of sharing this with somebody, I don't have a trusted person or priest, I know he would just said I am wrong and it makes me even more anxious and afraid of ***. It feels so overwhelming...Thanks for reading and I hope you will have a great day =). Sorry for any grammar mistakes!
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OCD taking over your brain
by SavageQueen24
Last post
 June 27th
...See more I just want to know if this happens to anyone else and that I am not alone The people in my life thinks OCD is about cleaning and about being all neat and tidy but they don't see the sleepless nights tossing and turning because my brain can't stop overthinking... It's creating horrible scenarios and it makes me feel the things I would feel if those scenarios came true. My brain don't know the difference between fake and real What if someone I love die? What if I die? What if I forget to lock the door and a intruders comes in? My parents are getting older what if today was the last time I spoke to them? Whats the meaning of life? My OCD involves a lot of thoughts about death and losing people I love It plays in a constant loop over and over to the point that I get frustrated with myself I don't clean just because of OCD, I clean because it's the only time my brain goed quiet
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F16 POCD?
by notcuteanymore
Last post
 June 18th
...See more I'm just anxious tbh. This is pretty long l've been struggling with intrusive thoughts or imagery involving children since around March, and they cause me a lot of distress and self-doubt. The thoughts are unwanted, but l often get stuck replaying them and analyzing what they mean about me. I feel ashamed, guilty, and scared to talk about them. And I haven't gotten help because I just wanted to avoid push it away and thought l'd get over and that I can’t get access to free therapy under 18 and my parents would refuse to sign a form (there abusive) for one. Sometimes these thoughts I’m like oh just treat it like whatever it just slides and sometimes it works other times i feel like careless or lack empathy if I ignore i also avoid children. Idk if it came from watching pred catching videos or when I was groomed younger. It usually happens when I'm sleepy, anxious like alone, or this might sound weird like when (attraction yknow from an adult) than a thought comes.
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OCD - a decade (TW)
by Wisteriaaaa
Last post
 June 18th
...See more I wish I never existed. Why was I born?  Why am I a girl? Why am I so problematic? Why am I abnormal? Why am I broken? Why am I crazy? Why am I so wrong? Why am I not normal? Why cant I end it al forever? Why do I lack the courage? Why am I not ok? Its not ok to not be ok. Not for me. Not for anyone here. No one should be not ok at all. Its *** to not be normal.
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Question/lil ice breaker
by pinkiepie1724
Last post
 June 15th
...See more When did it first occur to you you might have ocd? What happened, and was there anyone involved
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Contamination OCD
by Mango33
Last post
 June 14th
...See more I just want to ask if there's anyone else out there who struggles with COCD. If so what are your experience dealing with COCD. 
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