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OCD & Related Behaviors Automated Taglist!
by tommy
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 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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by Mohamed2027
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 2 days ago
...See more في حالة حاجتك للمساعده ارسل لي الآن ولا تتردد In case you need help send me now and don't hesitate
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OCD Ruminations
by universalbutterflies
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more I need someone to talk to, reassure me, just something to get me out of my head. I feel like asking for help is setting myself up for disaster, but I’m struggling right now. I struggle with magical thinking, health concern, and existential OCD. I’ll overthink any and all minor health concerns. I’ve been in and out of the ER for severe panic attacks. My OCD says that something bad will happen before I’m able to get better or that I’m wasting my time trying to get better because I’ll have a medical emergency and it won’t matter. I start therapy on the 30th, but that’s 10 days away and I don’t know what to do until then. I feel hopeless and I don’t feel like me. I feel like something bad is going to happen every waking second and I’m barely getting through it.
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Does pre-cum only happen from deep sexual thoughts, or can anxiety/overthinking trick you into feeling it? (Need some perspective)Advice Needed
by amiableLime1130
Last post
 October 1st
...See more Hey everyone, I’ve been dealing with a mental loop for a while and I wanted to see if anyone else relates or can give me some clarity. Lately, I’ve developed a weird anxiety regarding pre-***. Because of religious reasons, cleanliness for prayer is a big deal to me, so I started overthinking and worrying: *"What if something leaks? What if I see something and it triggers it?"* Here is what I noticed: * **The illusion vs. Reality:** When I'm genuinely anxious or overthinking about *this specific fear* (not general anxiety like exams, but fear of leaking), I get a weird tingling or tight sensation down there. It literally feels like something is about to happen. But when I check or calm down, *nothing* is actually there. * **The "Before and After":** Years ago, I used to see girls wearing revealing clothes (like in the summer or abroad) and I wouldn't feel a thing or overthink it—everything was normal. But now, because of this hyper-focus and anxiety, seeing something like that triggers that weird sensation, and my brain instantly panics: *"Oh no, is it going to leak?"* Even though, at the end of the day, actual pre-*** only really happens when I'm deep into actual intentional sexual thoughts, not just from random anxiety or a quick glance. It feels like my brain is creating a false alarm system. The more I fear it leaking, the more my body "tenses up" to guard against it, which creates that fake physical sensation.Or are the thoughts actually real and seeing like girls in open clothes or anything like that trigger and leak?? Has anyone experienced this type of anxiety-induced physical tension? How did you break the loop and stop overthinking it? Thanks.
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Spiralling is driving me insane
by lilyval
Last post
 September 28th
...See more I feel broken genuinely my ocd drives me *** insane and honestly im so drained please anyone that has any experience on ocd or overthinking or anxiety please reply IM SO tired
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Why do I have intrusive thoughts with practices
by creativeStrings1531
Last post
 September 26th
...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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Existential OCD is driving me insane
by Delightfullyunderstanding
Last post
 September 25th
...See more It’s like no matter how hard I try to avoid it I can’t. No matter what I do I still feel stressed and it’s like just a lingering feeling under my skin. Like I can be having a great time and relaxing and just under the surface I feel so much fear and dread and horror. It’s so distressing. I try to avoid it but it sits there under near my skin. I feel it in my chest. That pain and fear just sits there.
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To anyone discouraged by OCD
by animalsarecute45
Last post
 September 21st
...See more I just want to tell anyone in the OCD community needing support with overcoming OCD that you got this and that you're enough. I know it's hard and I'm struggling right now with my OCD but I also know what it's like to not let my OCD ruin my life anymore with its lies, as it scams me. Check out the IOCDF (International OCD Foundation) if you want more resources related to OCD, finding therapy, and overcoming it. There's a whole OCD community that is very supportive of people dealing with OCD and related issues, and helps advocate for those with OCD and related issues.
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Feeling like I'll "infect" my crush
by Thymine
Last post
 September 21st
...See more I think he might be the one if that's a thing and either way I want to get over the feeling that I'm bad and my badness spreads to people. I deserve peace. I'm on medication but hesitant to up my dosage again.
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My OCD experience
by amiabletiger8302
Last post
 September 21st
...See more Hello, everyone! I was diagnosed with OCD a few months ago, and I think I’m still learning about the full effects that OCD is having on me. What I know: I have intrusive thoughts, I have the “checking” behavior (when it comes to making sure people aren’t hurt by my actions and I am very conscious about my health and physical being. I’m hoping to chat with anyone with similar experiences so I feel less alone.
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Pls talk to me guys...I need someone
by OMG6688
Last post
 September 20th
...See more I'm tired
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OCD - a decade (TW)
by Wisteriaaaa
Last post
 September 14th
...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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About me
by zamooraa
Last post
 September 14th
...See more I was get my so-called this god gift when i was 12 years age and so called magic means diagnosed with this gift in 17 years of age and so called blessings of god (medicine) given by doctors and now i have crossed my 40 years and now what i found there is no anyone support you whiteout give and take rule means something give somone and take you something.
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