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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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Feeling horrible with pocd
by dynamicMelon8817
Last post
 June 14th
...See more I'm a nineteen year old girl. I liked a celebrity like actually I felt that celebrity was quite attractive. I was just going through a random thread of that celebrity's childhood pictures on Twitter And I found him attractive and well dressed in those too. But at the same moment my brain says that I'm a pedo and I feel disgusted with myself. I don't know but I can't deny that he looked attractive always but at the same time I don't want to be a pedo. I do think that it bcz I know the grown up 25 year old version of him that I felt attracted too so it's natural to find him attractive in any age but I also feel paranoid. Before I used to find any boy pretty, I never fretted over it being bad or anything but just moved on but now I feel scared of finding any baby or child pretty. I just don't understand how to sit with this uncertainty when I know that I did find that xyz boy beautiful. I just feel horrible about myself.  I get so scared upon finding any boy in mid teens beautiful but I do know that I find them beautiful but I don't want it to be anything deeper than that but I feel like it is although I don't want it to be. I just don't understand this bcz I never thought about any of this deeply. Ever since I realized that I'm an adult and have a responsibility to not be bad with youngsters and be a pedophile, I started fearing everything including finding mid teenagers beautiful
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my feelings dont feel real
by easyPomegranate8859
Last post
 May 25th
...See more i dont have OCD but i don't know where else to post this and i heard people with OCD sometimes have this as a symptom, forgive me if i shouldn't have done this. some of my feelings feel fake the moment i stop currently feeling them and the feeling that my feelings are fake feels fake on its own which in practice makes me extremely confused and numb (like right now, i'm doubting if i'm writing this for an actual reason even though i know this is something real). this is a huge obstacle in my life even if i dont have hope that getting rid of this would change anything or that i can get rid of it in the first place. does anyone know how to weaken this feeling in some way? 
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not sure if i have ocd but some things r really botheirng me
by understandingPond2219
Last post
 May 7th
...See more i have this terrible urge to run my fingernails down the wall and i cant rest until ive done it (and sometimes i dont even then) and when im nt doing it i cant stop thinkinh about it i have had other obsessive experiecnes like thinking someone is looking at me thru my window while rationally ik theyre not (beign jumpy and having panic attacks) i also do this thing in my head where i pick up on random words and kinda assess whether theyre odd or even by assigning each letter lefet or right using parts of my body or just in my head. ive been doing this for years and it was terrible when i started but its kinda second nature now and doesnt really bother me
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ocd symptoms or abilities?
by nexttonormalenjoyer
Last post
 April 8th
...See more hiiiii. first post kind of scared but i just need to talk about this. want to start off by saying i am not diagnosed but i've had horrible ocd symptoms since i was in middle school (checking, symmetry, magical thinking with poor/absent insight, etc) but when i try to bring it up to my mom she says that she has these symptoms too but to not be concerned because it's not anything real, it's our family's magic abilities or "sixth sense". she believes that me and her were given a sixth sense by god that allows us to feel energies and have intuition/clairvoyance, but at the cost of intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors. but she claims that she prayed hers away and i need to do the same. i live terrified that this is true and that im under government surveillance because of my abilities and ability to control the future because i cant get rid of them like she can, and that one day they'll fake my death to test on me. does anyone know if thats possible or is it just ocd
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OCD Middle School struggles
by behindamask913
Last post
 April 3rd
...See more Hey, I'm in junior high and suffer from symmetry OCD (diagnosed). It makes it hard to get stuff done. I have started my healing journey and want other people to feel free to share here.
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New here! Wondering if this is OCD
by Flutterdah
Last post
 April 3rd
...See more First, hello! I’m dahlia, dah for short!! (◕ᴗ◕✿) I’ve heard from some of my friend with ocd that this might be it, so im going to list my habits! 1: I really like the number 3, I normally do things in 3s and hate when things aren’t in 3s. To the point where I physically don’t grab something if its labeled in a number that isn’t 3 (if that makes sense) 2: I do this thing where I jerk backwards when touching something? It’s almost like im hesitating whether to grab it or not but it’s not something I can control. Like I’ll jerk my hand back like 5 times before grabbing something.  3: I also get annoyed with the average stuff, like if something is printed the tiniest bit off, it irritates me like ALOT. I physically can’t focus on anything else but whatever is “messed up”, and I’ll constantly keep looking at it which makes it worse because looking at it makes me… even more upset these are the main three I can thing of at the moment (hehe, three :3) but I’ll get back if I think of more! ⊂((・▽・))⊃
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Do you need a listener?
by sidlovesapplejack
Last post
 March 31st
...See more My name is Sid, though I am new to 7Cups, I am diagnosed with OCD and anxiety. I also understand OCD's traits and what it feels like to live it. I am here if you need a listener :)
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OCD Exploding Recently
by aquaPeach3906
Last post
 March 31st
...See more My OCD doesn't really manifest itself until I realize I may be leaving a place forever, then it really overpowers me. I have this job where I'm working at storage facilities. The outside ones are all drenched in the little objects that really affect me, pieces of plastic and metal in cracks and crevices. I've been able to ignore them for the first few months of this job, which I hate anyway, but not that I'm thinking of leaving, I find myself being unable to avoid fishing these things out and it's taking away from my normal job duties, not to mention exacerbating my mental health hugely. Yesterday I was using a pry bar to extricate bottle caps from the asphalt. I always think these things are going to drive me nuts if I don't fix them. They are also asking me to put stickers on over old stickers on the locks and that's another of my OCD triggers. I have to try and scrape away all of the previous sticker before I put the new one on, and it's maddening! Please help if you can. Thanks in advance. 
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Is this ocd?
by Bearbear22
Last post
 March 20th
...See more Hi guys, i just need an opinion. I haven’t been diagnosed with  anything but i feel like some of the tings i do could ointment to ocd. For example, my glasses have to be in a specific spot on my nose, and when i crack my knuckles( which is a lot) it has to be in a specific order, i also enjoy lining things up in various patterns.
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A Page From My 7cups Diary (unfiltered/unedited)
by calmmoon2104
Last post
 January 29th
...See more For context— I suffer from Pure O and various other types of ocd to some extent such as, handwashing and harm ocd. ------------------------- Will ocd never stop ? I tried a psychology tip from a certified psychologist on yt . Sigh.. Worked well at first But after some seconds the intrusive thoughts got triggered  And now I am disturbed and dealing wuth not able to forget the intrusive thoughts  Its *** irritating hellish even The thoughts never stop  The more i want to forget the more the intrusive thoughts keep on ruminating  The more I want to get better and make the intrusive thoughts stop they keep on waging a war Even therapy will mever work out I know I know because i couldn't even get help from a yt psychologist with good tips Yes it will take time but i already feel so distressed and frustrated  Its exhausting to deal with intrusive thoughts everyday Even though i want to give up i cant i dont want to yet I can't find any hopes for ocd recovery.
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OCD is a treatable condition, why suffer?
by brightTangerine5535
Last post
 January 11th
...See more I am a therapist.  My mother suffered from OCD all of her adult life.  Sadly, she never saught help. She lead an unhappy and out of control life.  She couldn't have successful relationships with anyone.  In addition, my mother obsessed over waste of time nonsense that got her nowhere in life except trouble. She couldn't enjoy life.  Everything she did was always overdone.  She squandered money, was always in financial straights.  She couldn't have a stable marriage or even a friendship due to this untreated disorder. My mother was also controlling and extremely jealous.  I believe this disorder masked those feelings of jealousy and anger towards others. That is why I tell anyone suffering from this disorder please get help before it's too late. Therapy and medication can help keep this disorder under control.  It can be the difference between a fulfilled life and a wasted life. Many times family and friends abandon a person with OCD.  This is because the person can no longer tolerate the stress this illness causes.  Therefore, the only option is to sever all ties with the person suffering from untreated OCD .
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How do I break this bad habit?
by persistentWatermelon5322
Last post
 December 14th, 2025
...See more Correct me if I’m wrong and I believe it may be OCD related but does anyone else repeatedly check if their friends are online? I’m aware this is an unhealthy habit but I don’t know how to break it. I’ve tried checking in intervals and it’s worked for only a short time before being messed up again. Even distractions like games don’t last long before I feel the urge to check again. Often times I also notice I feel annoyed or ignored if I’m specifically waiting on them to respond to something I said only to have nothing. Worst part is sometimes I even check on the online status of a person I’m no longer friends with and I get annoyed if I see them online at all. This increases if I see both them and my other friend(s) online since I think they’re hanging out without me.
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