Nope, it's just your obsessive compulsive disorder combined with your body dysmorphia disorder.
It's OCD because you keep posting this same thing over and over. Read Brain Lock by Jeffrey Schwartz to help get it under control.
You look slightly older, which I should hope so because 5-6 years has passed. I'd be worried if you didn't look older at all. It's normal for people to look older when several years pass. It's called aging. It happens to everyone. It's normal. Some guys have gone fully bald in the same time span. You're lucky you still have hair.
It's really worth talking to your doctor! In the meantime, this was a book that really helped me. It isn't a substitute for talking to a professional, but it might help bridge the gap. If money is an issue send me a DM and I'd be happy to buy you a copy.
Idk about you, but my OCD makes it too easy to rationalize the stupid stuff. So I try to combat it with logic. Check out Brain Lock:
Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior https://www.amazon.com/dp/006256143X/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_MX8ZFAGE8QAPJ24M3WVW
It basically made me think of my obsessions and intrusive thoughts in a formulaic way, which is super helpful when trying to remember what's actually real.
Of course, please talk to someone close to you and call emergency services for help if you need it.
CBT is great for anxiety. A CBT therapist may be able to give you help that goes beyond what you would find in a book.
Brain Lock by Jeffrey Schwartz is supposed to be the best book for OCD.
Benzodiazepine medications are very addictive and hard to wean yourself from so definitely don't do that.
I didn't read these to cure any addiction but sure everyone has some bad habits which they would like to take care of. I'm big on self improvement so try to ready as much as I can in that category.
If you're dealing with bad habits or addiction, I'd highly recommend https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Lock-Twentieth-Anniversary-Obsessive-Compulsive/dp/006256143X
Even though the book is about curing OCD, but the 4 steps mentioned in this book can be applied to any kind of bad behavior or habit. Also, if you want to change habits, then power of habit gives you a really good insight as to how habits are build.
I'm not a professional, but it sounds to me like you have some form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I'd recommend talking to a therapist.
I've had similar feelings like this and think I understand what you're dealing with. I've had OCD for many years, though thankfully a very mild form. But every now and then the brain just starts repeating and obsessing about something you've already thought over and making you wonder if you're really doing what's right, if you're sinning when you haven't done anything, or any number of things. It's the irrational mind taking control and making you question things you already know and if you give into those thoughts and dwell on them and keep going it gets worse. This could also be why you're having a hard time concentrating on what you read because your mind is running all the time, cycling through the same thoughts and concerns over and over.
I highly recommend you check out Brain Lock. It's a fantastic book on the disorder.
60 hour weeks is for pussies. I've been doing 90+ hour weeks for two years straight now.
You're barely even trying.
You ain't beating no one with that lazy attitude of yours. Come talk to me when you're for real.
Also, you can't beat everyone on everything. Either you go to the gym 12 hours a day and become the strongest, or you study 12 hours a day and become the smartest. But you can't be the strongest and the smartest.
You've got pick ahead of time what exactly you think is the most important to you and then excel in that and that alone.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you don't have health insurance or you want to be cured faster:
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
What you described is called anhedonia.
There are a number of different things that can cause it.
Most commonly anhedonia is caused by depression.
Here's a simple test for depression (you get the answer directly and it doesn't take more than 5 minutes to take). Answer how you've felt in the last week. Let me know if you scored over 30.
It's worth noting that there is almost no medication that will treat anhedonia. Most antidepressants will not address it. They'll lift the depression, but not the anhedonia. But there's one exception to this, which is Buproprion.
Most watched videos about anhedonia:
Yeah. I warn people about things like this happening (untreated OCD is fairly common here), if you don't exercise some control over you mind. Looks like you haven't figured it out yet. So either this time you go to a therapist or it's just a matter of time before you'll go back to jail.
If you ever watched "how to catch a predator" you can easily tell that a considerable number of people that show up are just dealing with untreated POCD.
Plenty of people deal with unwanted thoughts. They just don't act on them. You can't distinguish between yourself and an obsessive thought and you're unwilling to stop these thoughts. Don't think you can just fix it yourself. You probably also have some personality disorders. There are often comorbidities and I think it's likely in your case.
It's not unlikely you're also either a narcissist (or narcissitic) and/or a sociopath. I know those sound like dirty words, but it really isn't that big of a deal in my opinion.
But the downside of those two personality disorders (there are actually more personality disorders that have this downside, btw) is that you'll resist therapy. So you keep breaking off therapy. Sociopaths mainly do it because they don't think they need help (less likely in your case) and narcissists do it to protect their vulnerable true self (I think this is more likely in your case, you can go to /r/narcissism and read the sticky).
It is possible to self treat, but you'll have to really put in some effort. This isn't going to go away if you spend 30 minutes a week on it. You'll have to be studying and reading for a considerable period of time, because you basically have to train yourself up to be equal to a therapist.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
If you scored below 8, then I wouldn't worry about it. It's probably something else. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
If you don't have health insurance or you want to be cured faster:
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
In this life, it's ants vs. grasshoppers. Either you force yourself to be an ant or you accept you're a grasshopper and that every now and then winter will be here and you'll get very cold and hungry and the ants will only give you enough food, so you don't plunder the local Walmart store. It's about forcing yourself to do things you don't like now, to avoid repeated anxiety and depression in the future. This place might seem civilized, but underneath that thin layer of progress we're still playing a game of survival of the fittest. It has to be, because if humans are too kind to each other, it will be exploited by those less morally inclined.
The two things that are right now exchanging ideas through text on the internet are only parts of us, our consciousness. That is the part of us that can write and talk and predict the future. Evolutionary, it's the newest addition to our brain.
A lot of our behavior is done by our unconsciousness, which predates our consciousness by many millions of years and our consciousness is pretty much bolted on to it, but it only has limited control.
You can't stop breathing or stop your heart from beating, even if you tried. It's outside of our control.
That unconsciousness wants to be comfortable, eat, fuck and conserve energy. If you give it that, it's happy. It doesn't care about tomorrow. Only about now. It's stupid.
To achieve things in life, you need planning, so it requires that your consciousness figures out how to make the rest of you do what it wants. The better it is at that, the more likely it is you'll be successful in life.
You start out with basically no control over your unconsciousness (your parents keep it in control until your consciousness starts to emerge) and then as time progresses, you expand the neural pathways that gives your consciousness more control. You do that the same why you build muscles. Slowly exercising control over time.
The more control your consciousness has, the more likely it is you do activities that will increase its understanding, the more future control it has, the more intelligent it will be.
Most people aren't even consciousness most of the time. They believe they are, but that's just an illusion. In reality, their consciousness turns on and off as needed. The brain wants to conserve energy. And that consciousness is expensive to run. If you just sit and consume media, you don't need to be conscious. If you do an action you've done 500 times before, like take a shit or make a sandwich, you don't need to be conscious, you unconsciousness will handle it, so it's off.
(cont.)
> I have mild OCD/rigid patterns of thinking, so it’s hard for me to shake feelings like this.
You're straight up OCDing and reassurance seeking. Which is really bad behavior, that will make your OCD worse.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
You've got OCD. I'm almost 100% certain. It's a common type.
https://thecertainuncertainty.com/2020/04/17/hiv-and-ocd-part-1-the-obsessions-and-compulsions/
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
If you scored below 8, then I wouldn't worry about it. It's probably something else. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good). What causes OCD?
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training.
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good). What causes OCD?
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training.
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
You're just OCDing and using other people for reassurance.
Just FYI, what you are doing here is going to make your OCD worse. If you want to become better, learn to accept the uncertainty and stop reassurance seeking.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good). What causes OCD?
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> My mom has ADHD and OCD, and her OCD is not as bad as it used to be but it still makes her insufferable at times.
Here's the high level breakdown of things you need to know and do if you want to help someone that's suffering from OCD:
Online resources on how to help someone else with OCD:
Videos on helping someone else with OCD:
Below is information for the person you want to help and you should read it yourself as well. Note that this primarily focuses on OCD. Many people that suffer from OCD (but not all) will also have either general anxiety or social anxiety. Let me know if you want additional information about either of those.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
If you don't have health insurance or you want to be cured faster:
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
Here's the high level breakdown of things you need to know and do if you want to help someone that's suffering from OCD:
Online resources on how to help someone else with OCD:
Videos on helping someone else with OCD:
Below is information for the person you want to help and you should read it yourself as well. Note that this primarily focuses on OCD. Many people that suffer from OCD (but not all) will also have either general anxiety or social anxiety. Let me know if you want additional information about either of those.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
If you don't have health insurance or you want to be cured faster:
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
If you scored below 8, then I wouldn't worry about it. It's probably something else. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good). What causes OCD?
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training.
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> So yea idk I think I have ocd but i don’t know what to do and I don’t wanna be one of those “OMG STACY QUIT IT IM SO OCD OMG” types of people, but I do what to figure out what’s going on cuz like, having something unknown happen with your body is scary.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
If you scored below 8, then I wouldn't worry about it. It's probably something else. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
If you scored below 8, then I wouldn't worry about it. It's probably something else. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
Probably OCD and you are probably reassurance seeking. But you knew that already, I suspect.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
If you scored below 8, then I wouldn't worry about it. It's probably something else. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
> I have severe OCD and health anxiety so always worry about little things like this and somehow ingesting old food and getting severe food poisoning or worse.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
If you scored below 8, then I wouldn't worry about it. It's probably something else. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
> Hello i really want from u to answer me about something m seeing a therapist and it s going very good it s about my social anxiety and maybe agoraphobia and recently m starting having unwanted intrusive thoughts about what if the support that my therapist give me will be misunderstood by me and what if because of this i will start having feellings for him and that s sooooo inappropriate so i feel a hoooorrible person and i just want to know if i should tell him about this or keep it for myself actually the hard part of this is that it s about him and it s soo awkward and m really suffering because of this should i tell him all of this or just tell him that i have intrusive thoughts and instead of talking about him i talk about someone else to minimize awkwardness I hope that u can answer me because it s hard to keep those thoughts in my mind But actually if i didn't t say it s about him it won t solve the problem 😣😣😣😣 Pls help me what should i say Nb: i don t have any feelings toward him but they are intrusive thoughts if u know what i mean like m afraid if this happens and even when i say i don t have feelings for him (and m quite sure of it )my mind tell me are u sure ?
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you don't have health insurance or you want to be cured faster:
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
OCD and guilt - understanding why you feel that you've done wrong
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training.
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
Codependency involves sacrificing one's personal needs to try to meet the needs of others. Someone who is codependent has an extreme focus outside themselves. Their thoughts and actions revolve around other people, such as spouses or relatives.
Codependents often end up in abusive relationships, because they are specifically targeted by people that know exactly how easy it is to abuse codependents. Because of that codependent often have a horrible life, full of spousal abuse, either physically or emotionally or both. This really is not something you want to have happen to you, so it is very important you start taking action, before it's too late.
What causes codependency?
Codependency is usually rooted in childhood. Often, a child grows up in a home where their emotions are ignored or punished. This emotional neglect can give the child low self-esteem and shame.
Videos:
The difference between healthy and unhealthy love (Youtube, TED)
CoDA - Codependents Anonymous:
Highest rated books on Amazon:
Codependents often end up in abusive relationships. Make sure you recognize the signs of emotional abuse and use this as warning signs of something being wrong in your relationship.
Before he died, Peter Gerlach gave us a completely free course aimed at achieving maximum mental health. (enable pop ups, he died a few years ago). This is one of the most valuable resources you have access to. Work through the course at least once. It will probably take you a few weeks to do. I've reviewed the course and it's really very high quality education that's being given away for free.
If you have any additional questions, you can ask them here: /r/Codependency/
> Between them, some therapists, and doctors, they’ve speculated that I could have OCD, autism, or ADHD, but no ones ever takes me to get evaluated.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
If you scored below 8, then I wouldn't worry about it. It's probably something else. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
> I might have a kind of obsessive personality, I've been told by two doctors I might have OCD and OCPD.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
If you scored below 8, then I wouldn't worry about it. It's probably something else. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
> (For context, I have OCD).
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
If you scored below 8, then I wouldn't worry about it. It's probably something else. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
> I have OCD.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you don't have health insurance or you want to be cured faster:
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
> Also, I don't try to think about this; I have ocd and so my brain likes to torment me with unrelenting intrusive thoughts.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
If you scored below 8, then I wouldn't worry about it. It's probably something else. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
Hm. Anxiety scores aren't too bad. So this might be OCD by itself. Is that news to you? No ADHD/autism diagnosis or anything? That OCD score is way higher than normal (I score 2 on it), but it's not high enough to be certain. I'll just give you information on OCD, give it a good read, see if you recognize yourself in it.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
/r/anxiety also has [a good wiki](/r/Anxiety/wiki/onlineresources).
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training.
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you don't have health insurance or you want to be cured faster:
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
If you don't have health insurance or you want to be cured faster:
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training.
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
I'll give you what I have about OCD as well. It includes a test as well.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
If you scored below 8, then I wouldn't worry about it. It's probably something else. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
If you don't have health insurance or you want to be cured faster:
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training.
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
If you don't have health insurance or you want to be cured faster:
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
Here are a few things that you can do to help you with general anxiety. It comes down to meditation, breathing exercises and using phone apps to reduce your anxiety.
You can double check if it is indeed general anxiety here: 11 Signs and Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders
If you feel anxious right now, open this image in a new tab and start breathing in and out in the rhythm of the image.
There are a large number of books that are aimed specifically at helping you, I've selected the most popular ones for you:
If you currently consume a lot of caffeine (in coffee or soft drinks), stop that. Caffeine is known to cause anxiety
Then here is the part you might not want to hear:
The best and quickest way to deal with anxiety, is to face your fear if possible.
If you always avoid situations that scare you, you might stop doing things you want or need to do. You won't be able to test out whether the situation is always as bad as you expect, so you miss the chance to work out how to manage your fears and reduce your anxiety. Anxiety problems tend to increase if you get into this pattern. Exposing yourself to your fears can be an effective way of overcoming this anxiety.
The experience of anxiety involves nervous system arousal. If your nervous system is not aroused, you cannot experience anxiety. Understandably, but unfortunately, most people attempt to cope with feelings of anxiety by avoiding situations or objects that elicit the feelings. Avoidance, however, prevents your nervous system from habituating. Therefore, avoidance guarantees that the feared object or situation will remain novel, and hence arousing, and hence anxiety provoking. Moreover, avoidance tends to generalize over time. If you avoid the elevator at work, you will soon begin to avoid all elevators, and then all buildings that house elevators. Soon enough, you'll be living in a prison of avoidance.
If your anxiety is situational and not too extreme, you can try to address it through exposure therapy. You slowly carefully expose yourself to situations that you know give you fear. Here are two easy to follow guides on that. The one regarding spiders, is a blue print. You can replace spider with anything. Fear of driving. Fear of using a phone.
For all of the below advice, use technology to your advantage. Take your phone and set repeating alarm clock reminders, with labels of what to do. Train yourself to either snooze or reschedule the reminders if you can't take action right away, but never to ignore them. The intention is to condition yourself, to build habits, so you will start healing yourself without having to think about it.
That's probably OCD, my friend. You are in trouble. Better go talk to someone about this, before it completely goes out of control and you're scrubbing the floor for 12 hours a day. These things do not go away by themselves (so unless you start taking action this will be for life) and they generally get worse and worse, until you learn to deal with it properly.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
If you don't have health insurance or you want to be cured faster:
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
Here are a few things that you can do to help you with general anxiety. It comes down to meditation, breathing exercises and using phone apps to reduce your anxiety.
You can double check if it is indeed general anxiety here: 11 Signs and Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders
If you feel anxious right now, open this image in a new tab and start breathing in and out in the rhythm of the image.
There are a large number of books that are aimed specifically at helping you, I've selected the most popular ones for you:
If you currently consume a lot of caffeine (in coffee or soft drinks), stop that. Caffeine is known to cause anxiety
Then here is the part you might not want to hear:
The best and quickest way to deal with anxiety, is to face your fear if possible.
If you always avoid situations that scare you, you might stop doing things you want or need to do. You won't be able to test out whether the situation is always as bad as you expect, so you miss the chance to work out how to manage your fears and reduce your anxiety. Anxiety problems tend to increase if you get into this pattern. Exposing yourself to your fears can be an effective way of overcoming this anxiety.
The experience of anxiety involves nervous system arousal. If your nervous system is not aroused, you cannot experience anxiety. Understandably, but unfortunately, most people attempt to cope with feelings of anxiety by avoiding situations or objects that elicit the feelings. Avoidance, however, prevents your nervous system from habituating. Therefore, avoidance guarantees that the feared object or situation will remain novel, and hence arousing, and hence anxiety provoking. Moreover, avoidance tends to generalize over time. If you avoid the elevator at work, you will soon begin to avoid all elevators, and then all buildings that house elevators. Soon enough, you'll be living in a prison of avoidance.
If your anxiety is situational and not too extreme, you can try to address it through exposure therapy. You slowly carefully expose yourself to situations that you know give you fear. Here are two easy to follow guides on that. The one regarding spiders, is a blue print. You can replace spider with anything. Fear of driving. Fear of using a phone.
For all of the below advice, use technology to your advantage. Take your phone and set repeating alarm clock reminders, with labels of what to do. Train yourself to either snooze or reschedule the reminders if you can't take action right away, but never to ignore them. The intention is to condition yourself, to build habits, so you will start healing yourself without having to think about it.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
If you don't have health insurance or you want to be cured faster:
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
If you scored below 8, then I wouldn't worry about it. It's probably something else. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
If you don't have health insurance or you want to be cured faster:
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
Since it is possible that you have ADD/ADHD, here's what you should do:
If you have healthcare insurance: Go to your doctor. Explain your symptoms and your results on the self test. Your doctor can prescribe ADHD medication, but might also refer you to a psychiatrist.
If you don't have healthcare insurance or you want more help, that's not the ideal situation. Going to a specialist would be preferably, but if that's just not possible, or it's just not helping (enough), then here's a list of things that will very likely help.
Sleep: There is a complex relationship between sleep and ADHD.
Exercise: Exercising reduces ADHD symptoms.
Meditate: Mindfulness Skills Useful in Addressing ADHD - Mindfulness and ADHD.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids supplements: might work. There is some research that says it does (but of course also some research that says it does not). You can either buy supplements or eat more fish.
Books: These are the highest rated books regarding ADHD:
Most popular Youtube videos:
There is also a subreddit you can join, where you can find people with the same issues and that can answer specific questions you have: /r/ADHD
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
If you don't have health insurance or you want to be cured faster:
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training.
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
Given how you write, combined with that OCD score, I think it's likely you're dealing with OCD.
I'll give you advice for OCD as well as how to reduce your overall anxiety.
At the very least you should read through it. I also link to articles that describe the symptoms. Also another indicator is how anxious you are overall. If you are really almost never anxious, it's likely that I'm wrong.
But if you know you are an anxious person, then the likelihood of me being right goes up significantly, because OCD is caused by untreated anxiety.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
Here are a few things that you can do to help you with general anxiety. It comes down to meditation, breathing exercises and using phone apps to reduce your anxiety.
You can double check if it is indeed general anxiety here: 11 Signs and Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders
If you feel anxious right now, open this image in a new tab and start breathing in and out in the rhythm of the image.
There are a large number of books that are aimed specifically at helping you, I've selected the most popular ones for you:
If you currently consume a lot of caffeine (in coffee or soft drinks), stop that. Caffeine is known to cause anxiety
Then here is the part you might not want to hear:
The best and quickest way to deal with anxiety, is to face your fear if possible.
If you always avoid situations that scare you, you might stop doing things you want or need to do. You won't be able to test out whether the situation is always as bad as you expect, so you miss the chance to work out how to manage your fears and reduce your anxiety. Anxiety problems tend to increase if you get into this pattern. Exposing yourself to your fears can be an effective way of overcoming this anxiety.
The experience of anxiety involves nervous system arousal. If your nervous system is not aroused, you cannot experience anxiety. Understandably, but unfortunately, most people attempt to cope with feelings of anxiety by avoiding situations or objects that elicit the feelings. Avoidance, however, prevents your nervous system from habituating. Therefore, avoidance guarantees that the feared object or situation will remain novel, and hence arousing, and hence anxiety provoking. Moreover, avoidance tends to generalize over time. If you avoid the elevator at work, you will soon begin to avoid all elevators, and then all buildings that house elevators. Soon enough, you'll be living in a prison of avoidance.
If your anxiety is situational and not too extreme, you can try to address it through exposure therapy. You slowly carefully expose yourself to situations that you know give you fear. Here are two easy to follow guides on that. The one regarding spiders, is a blue print. You can replace spider with anything. Fear of driving. Fear of using a phone.
For all of the below advice, use technology to your advantage. Take your phone and set repeating alarm clock reminders, with labels of what to do. Train yourself to either snooze or reschedule the reminders if you can't take action right away, but never to ignore them. The intention is to condition yourself, to build habits, so you will start healing yourself without having to think about it.
Yeah. That's not good. You'll have to take action, because this can get really bad if you don't take it seriously.
As in, you'll force yourself to drop out of school or you'll stop working and you'll start cleaning your room/house for 12 hours every day bad. That's a real example, I've talked here to people that ended up doing that.
It is possible you have OCD.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
If you don't have health insurance or you want to be cured faster:
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
Your social anxiety is starting to dictate what you can or can't do. That means it's time to address the issue. Social anxiety can be treated and generally only takes 12 to 16 weeks to be cured.
Use this link to verify that it is actually social anxiety: What are the Signs and Symptoms of Social Anxiety?
By far the most preferred way to do address your disorder is by going to a specialist that's trained in curing (social) anxiety.
Your medical insurance might limit what therapist is accessible for you. If so, go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist specialized in anxiety disorders preferably, or if the doctor has not access to that information, ask for a CBT Therapist.
You can also use this link to search for a specialist in your area that is specialized in Social Anxiety, select Social Anxiety from the drop down menu. This will likely be someone that is specialized in CBT.
A small number of people that are treated will fall back in their old patterns and will have to go for a second round (which has a much higher success rate, so don't give up if that happens!). Those people also have the option to try medication instead, by going to a psychiatrists. Some people will respond better to medicine and some better to therapy, but won't know in which category you fall, unless you've tried both.
If you can't afford or do not want therapy, but still want to try and improve your health, that's not the best way, but if you put in enough effort, you might be able to improve your symptoms. If you go this route, I suggest you set a deadline for yourself, just in case you can't resolve it yourself and then you contact a specialist.
Here are three articles that focus on giving you advice on how to resolve social anxiety yourself:
Then here is the part you might not want to hear:
The best and quickest way to deal with anxiety, is to face your fear if possible.
If you always avoid situations that scare you, you might stop doing things you want or need to do. You won't be able to test out whether the situation is always as bad as you expect, so you miss the chance to work out how to manage your fears and reduce your anxiety. Anxiety problems tend to increase if you get into this pattern. Exposing yourself to your fears can be an effective way of overcoming this anxiety.
The experience of anxiety involves nervous system arousal. If your nervous system is not aroused, you cannot experience anxiety. Understandably, but unfortunately, most people attempt to cope with feelings of anxiety by avoiding situations or objects that elicit the feelings. Avoidance, however, prevents your nervous system from habituating. Therefore, avoidance guarantees that the feared object or situation will remain novel, and hence arousing, and hence anxiety provoking. Moreover, avoidance tends to generalize over time. If you avoid the elevator at work, you will soon begin to avoid all elevators, and then all buildings that house elevators. Soon enough, you'll be living in a prison of avoidance.
OCD and guilt - understanding why you feel that you've done wrong
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Distinguishing Information-Seeking and Reassurance Seeking (PDF)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training.
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
> So onto what happened I've been struggling with intrusive thoughts about money reasently as I currently have 3p in my account and we need to save to get an apartment soon.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> I have ocd and need some advice on if I'm a monster or just overreacting. help please
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> this is personal, but it's relevant: I’m pretty sure I have OCD.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> * My fiance’s OCD: My fiance struggles with bad OCD.
Here's the high level breakdown of things you need to know and do if you want to help someone that's suffering from OCD:
Online resources on how to help someone else with OCD:
Videos on helping someone else with OCD:
Below is information for the person you want to help and you should read it yourself as well. Note that this primarily focuses on OCD. Many people that suffer from OCD (but not all) will also have either general anxiety or social anxiety. Let me know if you want additional information about either of those.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
If you don't have health insurance or you want to be cured faster:
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Overthinking:
Intrusive Thoughts and Overthinking: The Skill of Cognitive Defusion (youtube, 20 min, 1.2M views)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
Your post has been removed for OCD related reassurance seeking. Please learn more about what reassurance seeking is and why it's bad if you have OCD.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> Is it hard to control your thoughts when you have sexual OCD?
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> Is it hard to control your thoughts when you have sexual OCD?
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> Can you have OCD without anxiety?
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> Everyday, I have constant sexual thoughts about harming my children (even though I don't have any). Is this OCD? It doesn't bring me anxiety all the time, just sometimes, and I have no compulsions.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> I do have ocd and anxiety which probably makes things 10x worse.
Yep, it definitely does.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
[Here are a few things that you can do to help you with anxiety](/r/Anxiety/wiki/onlineresources). It comes down to meditation, breathing exercises and using apps to reduce your anxiety.
You can double check if it is indeed anxiety here: 11 Signs and Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders
If you feel anxious right now, open this image in a new tab and start breathing in and out in the rhythm of the image. More about box breathing.
If you currently consume a lot of caffeine (in coffee or soft drinks), stop that. Caffeine is known to cause anxiety
The best and quickest way to deal with anxiety, is to face your fear if possible.
If you always avoid situations that scare you, you might stop doing things you want or need to do. You won't be able to test out whether the situation is always as bad as you expect, so you miss the chance to work out how to manage your fears and reduce your anxiety. Anxiety problems tend to increase if you get into this pattern. Exposing yourself to your fears can be an effective way of overcoming this anxiety.
The experience of anxiety involves nervous system arousal. If your nervous system is not aroused, you cannot experience anxiety. Understandably, but unfortunately, most people attempt to cope with feelings of anxiety by avoiding situations or objects that cause the feelings. Avoidance, however, prevents your nervous system from getting used to it. So avoidance guarantees that the feared object or situation will remain new, and hence arousing, and hence anxiety provoking. Even worse, avoidance will generalize over time. If you avoid the elevator at work, you will soon begin to avoid all elevators, and then all buildings that house elevators. Soon enough, you'll be living in a prison of avoidance.
If your anxiety is situational and not too extreme, you can try to address it through exposure therapy. You slowly expose yourself to situations that you know gives you fear. Here are two easy to follow guides on that. The one regarding spiders, is a blue print, you can replace spider with anything, fear of driving, fear of using a phone, anything.
For the below advice, use technology to your advantage. Take your phone and set repeating alarms, with labels of what to do. Train yourself to either snooze or reschedule the reminders if you can't take action right away, but never to ignore them. The intention is to condition yourself, to build habits, so you will start healing yourself without having to think about it.
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> I have intrusive thoughts way too often. What do I do?
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> So I fell in love with this guy in my 6th period class and to be honest, I think I have an obsession over him but like bad!
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> i have this obsession with wanting to be loved even though the people i want to do it tend to hurt me.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> I am thinking about seeking diagnosis for OCD and need help
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
I know how you feel. Any type of OCD can be a nightmare, but the worst form for me has been existential OCD. Questioning everything around you leaves you feeling like you have no solid ground to stand on. OCD is intolerance of insecurity and the existential confusion that existential OCD can lead to can be paralyzing. It has taken so much time and energy from me. And so many questions that terrorized me before seem silly now when I'm outside of the OCD loop.
I also understand your dissapointment with professionals. My parents took me to a psychiatrist when I was a kid and washing my hands so much due to OCD that I developed burnlike wounds on my palms. I showed her my hands and told her about my symptoms, but she just said that it's normal for teenagers to wash and groom themselves alot. This was only 18 years ago. The incompetence I have seen among some medical professionals is baffling. But there are many good psychiatrists and therapists out there. I recommend that you keep looking for help relentlessly until you find it. Apart from a few relapses, I have mostly been free from this nightmare for the last 7 years, and life has been good!
Cognitive behavioral therapy is effective against OCD and is often used in combination with SSRI medication that aids in therapy.
I recently had a mild two week relapse in OCD after a relationship breakup (stress and isolation has triggered some relapses for me) and discovered this book: https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Lock-Twentieth-Anniversary-Obsessive-Compulsive/dp/006256143X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=351PMFO0NVTZO&keywords=brain+lock&qid=1669587801&sprefix=brain+lock%2Caps%2C174&sr=8-1
This method is based on learning to recognise OCD thoughts, labelling them as OCD thoughts, choosing to direct attention to some other activity instead of engaging with the OCD and with time learning that the OCD thoughts are false messages that you can safely ignore. That's at least my understanding of it so far and it was enough to pull me out of my recent crisis. I'm still reading the book. You can read a summary here: http://hope4ocd.com/foursteps.php
> I have OCD and I don't know what to do anymore.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> My sister has OCD and idk how to help her
Here's the high level breakdown of things you need to know and do if you want to help someone that's suffering from OCD:
Online resources on how to help someone else with OCD:
Videos on helping someone else with OCD:
Below is information for the person you want to help and you should read it yourself as well. Note that this primarily focuses on OCD. Many people that suffer from OCD (but not all) will also have either general anxiety or social anxiety. Let me know if you want additional information about either of those.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
If you don't have health insurance or you want to be cured faster:
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Overthinking:
Intrusive Thoughts and Overthinking: The Skill of Cognitive Defusion (youtube, 20 min, 1.2M views)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
>Thank you very much. The OCD test I got 20/20.
I'm happy that you found it useful.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> Thank you for the detailed response, I'll make note of what to do and try and process my feelings of guilt and shame a bit more. I've tried not to tell my family because I know how much the topic upsets them so I might go to a couple of close friends.
Good idea. Just make sure you don't get stuck in a reassurance seeking cycle. Doing it once is fine, repeatedly relying on others for reassurance for the exact same intrusive thoughts is bad. Anyway there's more about that further down.
>I got 14/53/69 on the tests you gave at the bottom, my therapist has explained though that my trauma has probably caused the anxiety and some symptoms of depression. Although, I do think I might have some OCD because I showed the symptoms when I was younger and even though I've learned to check myself for my wierd habits I still get the urge to do them.
Yeah, to me it also reads like it might be OCD, it's obsessive/intrusive thoughts as well.
Alright, I'll share my anxiety and OCD self help advice with you. I won't bother telling you to go see a therapist, I assume since you've done it in the past you are able to judge for yourself whether that's needed again or not, I can't really make that judgement call for you and who knows, maybe all you need is the correct set of self help techniques to get on top of this. That said if you try to do it yourself and don't make any progress and are still stuck in the same cycle of shame/intrusive thinking, it's probably time to revisit and this time make sure you get a therapist that's specialized in anxiety disorders.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
[Here are a few things that you can do to help you with anxiety](/r/Anxiety/wiki/onlineresources). It comes down to meditation, breathing exercises and using apps to reduce your anxiety.
You can double check if it is indeed anxiety here: 11 Signs and Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders
If you feel anxious right now, open this image in a new tab and start breathing in and out in the rhythm of the image. More about box breathing.
If you currently consume a lot of caffeine (in coffee or soft drinks), stop that. Caffeine is known to cause anxiety
The best and quickest way to deal with anxiety, is to face your fear if possible.
If you always avoid situations that scare you, you might stop doing things you want or need to do. You won't be able to test out whether the situation is always as bad as you expect, so you miss the chance to work out how to manage your fears and reduce your anxiety. Anxiety problems tend to increase if you get into this pattern. Exposing yourself to your fears can be an effective way of overcoming this anxiety.
The experience of anxiety involves nervous system arousal. If your nervous system is not aroused, you cannot experience anxiety. Understandably, but unfortunately, most people attempt to cope with feelings of anxiety by avoiding situations or objects that cause the feelings. Avoidance, however, prevents your nervous system from getting used to it. So avoidance guarantees that the feared object or situation will remain new, and hence arousing, and hence anxiety provoking. Even worse, avoidance will generalize over time. If you avoid the elevator at work, you will soon begin to avoid all elevators, and then all buildings that house elevators. Soon enough, you'll be living in a prison of avoidance.
If your anxiety is situational and not too extreme, you can try to address it through exposure therapy. You slowly expose yourself to situations that you know gives you fear. Here are two easy to follow guides on that. The one regarding spiders, is a blue print, you can replace spider with anything, fear of driving, fear of using a phone, anything.
(cont.)
> Dealing With Intrusive Thoughts
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> Is this really bad or is this my ocd? Please help
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
Just having a lack of a sense of self does that when combined with anxiety. The anxiety causes loads of feelings of guilt.
Additional information regarding the effect anxiety has on guilt:
And then you have a cognitive dissonance between how you feel and how represent yourself to others and the easiest way to fix that is by simply assuming you're a narcissist.
> Thoughts on where to go from here? Trying to finally look at myself honestly.
Seek treatment for anxiety/OCD.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> I want to harm my kitten, do I have harm OCD?
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> I know how to make friends but I always end up not being friends with them and to make friends I always have to alter my personality to make friends and I also have a lot of trouble making friends because I have somewhat severe OCD, social anxiety and germophobia. Does anyone have some advice?
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training.
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> If anyone knows a way to push out intrusive thoughts, please share.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> I thoroughly enjoyed lying, stealing and messing with people. I might have BPD? Is this concerning?
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> Do I have actual OCD?
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> Am I a bad son
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
Alright, then I'll give you self help for OCD.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
Well, you shouldn't, but I have more resources for you to read, so you can check for yourself if it describes you or not.
The test itself isn't intended as a diagnostic tool, just as a tool to see if you should get a diagnosis. And with 15 points, it's telling you that you definitely should have a medical professional look at it.
When I take that test, I score 1.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> My boyfriend was touching his dick and put his hands in my pants but didn't go underneath my panties. I'm paranoid I could be pregnant. I never had sex before and I'm scared, please help me. I'm only a teenager. Is this possible? And if not, how so?
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training.
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training.
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
Sounds like it's probably all anxiety induced then. I'll give you self help resources and it's probably best if you contact a professional as well. 15 on that OCD test is really quite high, so that should be looked at because this might all be OCD.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
[Here are a few things that you can do to help you with anxiety](/r/Anxiety/wiki/onlineresources). It comes down to meditation, breathing exercises and using apps to reduce your anxiety.
You can double check if it is indeed anxiety here: 11 Signs and Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders
If you feel anxious right now, open this image in a new tab and start breathing in and out in the rhythm of the image.
If you currently consume a lot of caffeine (in coffee or soft drinks), stop that. Caffeine is known to cause anxiety
The best and quickest way to deal with anxiety, is to face your fear if possible.
If you always avoid situations that scare you, you might stop doing things you want or need to do. You won't be able to test out whether the situation is always as bad as you expect, so you miss the chance to work out how to manage your fears and reduce your anxiety. Anxiety problems tend to increase if you get into this pattern. Exposing yourself to your fears can be an effective way of overcoming this anxiety.
The experience of anxiety involves nervous system arousal. If your nervous system is not aroused, you cannot experience anxiety. Understandably, but unfortunately, most people attempt to cope with feelings of anxiety by avoiding situations or objects that cause the feelings. Avoidance, however, prevents your nervous system from getting used to it. So avoidance guarantees that the feared object or situation will remain new, and hence arousing, and hence anxiety provoking. Even worse, avoidance will generalize over time. If you avoid the elevator at work, you will soon begin to avoid all elevators, and then all buildings that house elevators. Soon enough, you'll be living in a prison of avoidance.
If your anxiety is situational and not too extreme, you can try to address it through exposure therapy. You slowly expose yourself to situations that you know gives you fear. Here are two easy to follow guides on that. The one regarding spiders, is a blue print, you can replace spider with anything, fear of driving, fear of using a phone, anything.
For all of the below advice, use technology to your advantage. Take your phone and set repeating alarms, with labels of what to do. Train yourself to either snooze or reschedule the reminders if you can't take action right away, but never to ignore them. The intention is to condition yourself, to build habits, so you will start healing yourself without having to think about it.
(cont.)
> How to stop evil intrusive thoughts
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> overall, though, my mood is still really low. my anxiety and depression are at an all-time high. not your fault lol, i'm just struggling despite how i frame my thoughts or what i do. i'm just currently at a really hard place in life right now, i think.
Yeah, sometimes life does that to you. It's also not your fault that it takes you a while to figure these things out. But at least you're taking steps in the right direction, I think that's admirable and a good sign. Not all problems can be fixed in a matter of a few weeks.
I do have some self help resources for OCD, including a youtube video series and a set of resources from the Australian health service. Maybe those can give you additional boost in the right direction.
From what I've read medication by itself isn't likely to cause change with anxiety and OCD, you'll also have to change your coping techniques and that's what a lot of my self help advice focuses on.
And take care, don't forget to be kind towards yourself.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training.
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
[Here are a few things that you can do to help you with anxiety](/r/Anxiety/wiki/onlineresources). It comes down to meditation, breathing exercises and using apps to reduce your anxiety.
You can double check if it is indeed anxiety here: 11 Signs and Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders
If you feel anxious right now, open this image in a new tab and start breathing in and out in the rhythm of the image.
If you currently consume a lot of caffeine (in coffee or soft drinks), stop that. Caffeine is known to cause anxiety
The best and quickest way to deal with anxiety, is to face your fear if possible.
If you always avoid situations that scare you, you might stop doing things you want or need to do. You won't be able to test out whether the situation is always as bad as you expect, so you miss the chance to work out how to manage your fears and reduce your anxiety. Anxiety problems tend to increase if you get into this pattern. Exposing yourself to your fears can be an effective way of overcoming this anxiety.
The experience of anxiety involves nervous system arousal. If your nervous system is not aroused, you cannot experience anxiety. Understandably, but unfortunately, most people attempt to cope with feelings of anxiety by avoiding situations or objects that cause the feelings. Avoidance, however, prevents your nervous system from getting used to it. So avoidance guarantees that the feared object or situation will remain new, and hence arousing, and hence anxiety provoking. Even worse, avoidance will generalize over time. If you avoid the elevator at work, you will soon begin to avoid all elevators, and then all buildings that house elevators. Soon enough, you'll be living in a prison of avoidance.
If your anxiety is situational and not too extreme, you can try to address it through exposure therapy. You slowly expose yourself to situations that you know gives you fear. Here are two easy to follow guides on that. The one regarding spiders, is a blue print, you can replace spider with anything, fear of driving, fear of using a phone, anything.
For all of the below advice, use technology to your advantage. Take your phone and set repeating alarms, with labels of what to do. Train yourself to either snooze or reschedule the reminders if you can't take action right away, but never to ignore them. The intention is to condition yourself, to build habits, so you will start healing yourself without having to think about it.
There are a large number of books that are aimed at helping you, these are the most popular ones:
(cont.)
> I was also dealing with my diagnosed OCD and getting over the peak of that , which was at its worst .
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> There's this guy I was seeing casually but seems like he's really busy travelling. I was thinking of just going with the flow but I'm paranoid I'm being toyed with or something
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> am i a bad daughter for making my mom cry?
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
I'll also share my self help resources for anxiety and OCD with you. If you combine them with therapy, you might just recover a lot faster.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
[Here are a few things that you can do to help you with anxiety](/r/Anxiety/wiki/onlineresources). It comes down to meditation, breathing exercises and using apps to reduce your anxiety.
You can double check if it is indeed anxiety here: 11 Signs and Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders
If you feel anxious right now, open this image in a new tab and start breathing in and out in the rhythm of the image.
If you currently consume a lot of caffeine (in coffee or soft drinks), stop that. Caffeine is known to cause anxiety
The best and quickest way to deal with anxiety, is to face your fear if possible.
If you always avoid situations that scare you, you might stop doing things you want or need to do. You won't be able to test out whether the situation is always as bad as you expect, so you miss the chance to work out how to manage your fears and reduce your anxiety. Anxiety problems tend to increase if you get into this pattern. Exposing yourself to your fears can be an effective way of overcoming this anxiety.
The experience of anxiety involves nervous system arousal. If your nervous system is not aroused, you cannot experience anxiety. Understandably, but unfortunately, most people attempt to cope with feelings of anxiety by avoiding situations or objects that cause the feelings. Avoidance, however, prevents your nervous system from getting used to it. So avoidance guarantees that the feared object or situation will remain new, and hence arousing, and hence anxiety provoking. Even worse, avoidance will generalize over time. If you avoid the elevator at work, you will soon begin to avoid all elevators, and then all buildings that house elevators. Soon enough, you'll be living in a prison of avoidance.
If your anxiety is situational and not too extreme, you can try to address it through exposure therapy. You slowly expose yourself to situations that you know gives you fear. Here are two easy to follow guides on that. The one regarding spiders, is a blue print, you can replace spider with anything, fear of driving, fear of using a phone, anything.
For all of the below advice, use technology to your advantage. Take your phone and set repeating alarms, with labels of what to do. Train yourself to either snooze or reschedule the reminders if you can't take action right away, but never to ignore them. The intention is to condition yourself, to build habits, so you will start healing yourself without having to think about it.
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> How to get rid of self obsession? I is impacting my friendships and relationships negatively? any book suggestions? My friends think I don't give them enough space.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training.
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> TL;DR I might have OCD, but I’m too scared to see a psych to confirm this, and I don’t know what to do.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training.
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
>So I got a 12 on the OCD test 69% on the anxiety and 88% on social anxiety... so I guess I'm a mess more than I realized.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
It's obvious you're a reassurance seeking OCDer. Why? Well, it's classic textbook OCD behavior to ignore professional opinions and then ask unqualified people (us) the same question.
I'll share my OCD self help resources with you, if you combine them with your therapy you are likely to be able to recover faster.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> Sorry. I suffer from OCD and something bad happened
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> Blackout drunk mistake and ocd
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> Worried I'm damaging my puppy's health and traumatizing her due to my OCD
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> am i a bad son or do i have a bad mother? advice please
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> am i a bad son or do i have a bad mother? advice please (check comments to read)
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> So, I've been struggling with intrusive thoughts for a while now, and on top of that, I have voices in my head (schizophrenia).
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> Any help on how to overcome these intrusive thoughts?
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> Ok, let me start I think i have an obsession with making money and knowing what will happen in the future.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> Help me with my intrusive thoughts
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> Am i a bad Son? For doing this?
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> Need help with stopping intrusive thoughts to start drinking again.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> I (19m) met her 3 years ago at a 4 day high school event. We spent the event together and I developed feelings. We never met after that but I am obsessed and think about her and miss her everyday even after 3 years. How can I get rid of this obsession? Am I actually in love or it's just infatuation?
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> I think I have OCD
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> Grief after losing loved ones has given me a lot of anxiety and intrusive thoughts, how do I heal and cope?
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training.
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> I have an obsession with comparing myself to others.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> how can i deal with paranoia i walk to work about 3-5 min walk (i live close and yet i’m so scared every day i leave my house i just feel like someone is watching me and knows about my electricity experiments is there any way to get rid of my paranoia or possibly know if i’m being watched?
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training.
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> Side note: I think I might have OCD.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
>OCD: 12 anxiety: 70
You are very welcome, glad you appreciated the effort.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> How do you know if someone is stalking you or if you are just paranoid? [SERIOUS]
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> How do you know if someone is stalking you or if you are just paranoid? [SERIOUS]
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> And on top of that I have OCD and the sex thing was my first trigger and is still on of the greatest triggers I don't know what to do I really really need to stop.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> intrusive thoughts
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
You're going to fuck up your whole life if you keep going this way. This is probably all OCD related. So you're on a path where your shame keeps you from seeking help and you're likely (I'm guessing) constantly giving in to your OCD obsessive thoughts.
This isn't about what you deserve. If you want to be punished for it, then get punished for it. What you shouldn't be doing is letting your mind run wild over and over on these same thoughts, because you wouldn't be the first that then ends up becoming what they fear more than anything else.
Better start taking this more seriously and (with an excuse or not) get yourself under treatment with a therapist.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
(part 2)
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training.
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> I scored 12 on the OCD test, and 34 for anxiety. As for the first test, it came back as “high achiever” instead of perfectionist (which is a distinction I never considered). > Alright. OCD score is still way too high though. Maybe you're an OCDer and not a perfectionist. That test definitely tells you to seek the help of a professional, so I will tell you to do the same thing. > > I do still struggle with procrastination, but I’ll try breaking down larger tasks into smaller ones so that I’m not always overwhelmed.
Ok, I'll also add motivational advice.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
Motivational issues are often a communication issue between current you, past you and future you.
Past you has set goals for current you, so that future you benefits from it. But instead of doing them, current you passes them on to future you (who then ends up being current you right now and is going: "WTF? past me told current me what to do, but it's just not doing it?").
The problem is caused by current you, past you and future you not being able to communicate directly, as well as past you not having the authority he needs. If past you and future you could talk directly, right now with current you (and both of them would probably be screaming at you right now and would keep screaming until you start moving), current you would probably address the problem.
If past you had authority over you, then current you would probably also listen. Because if you didn't, there would be a consequence. Instead, current you is passing the consequences to future you.
To fix it, you need to do two things: Start communications between past you, current you and future you and give past you authority over current you. You have to implement these changes permanently. You can't just implement it now and forget about, because if you do that, the same thing will go wrong at some point in the future.
This is going to work best if you don't have any serious mental health problems. If you do have those, they need to be addressed as well. Otherwise you'll try to improve your motivation, but the mental health issues could derail you. Tests that might indicate the most common causes of motivational problems:
Each test takes about 3 minutes, let me know if you scored high (or low in the case of the self esteem test) on any of these and I'll give you advice that you should combine with the motivational advice.
How to start the communication (This is easy)
Current you can't directly talk to future you, because he doesn't exist yet, but you can imagine future you and you can talk with your imaginary future you.
Past you however, can directly communicate with current you, he's just not doing it. Here's how to do this:
(cont.)
(part 2)
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training.
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
>I was just on 8
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> I think Ive pushed my boyfriend away with my ocd?
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> i think i pushed my bf away with my ocd
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
>So I got an 11/20 on the ocd test, I kinda already thought I might have mild ocd so it wasn't a surprise when it said that I could. I want to thank you though for taking the time to help me with this stuff, it really means a lot more that I can express
You're welcome! Best to you.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> Regarding OCD, I was always suspicious. I am intensely bothered even by problems with the organization of my browser tabs, for example.
Alright. Let's get you some self help. Obviously you need professional help, not sure if I have to bring that to your attention, so further down there are some suggestions about what kind of therapist to look for (you really want one that's specialized in fear/anxiety/avoidance related problems)
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
Social anxiety responds well to treatment and generally takes 12 to 16 weeks to be treated.
Here's a webpage that let's you verify that it is actually social anxiety with a list of symptoms and descriptions.
The best way to address your disorder is by going to a specialist that's trained in curing (social) anxiety.
Your medical insurance might limit what therapist is accessible for you. If so, go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist specialized in anxiety disorders, or if the doctor has no access to that information, ask for a CBT therapist.
You can also use this to search for a specialist in your area that is specialized in Social Anxiety, select Social Anxiety from the drop down menu. This will likely be someone that is specialized in CBT.
A small number of people that are treated will fall back in their old patterns and will have to go for a second round (which has a much higher success rate, so don't give up if that happens!). Those people also have the option to try medication in addition to therapy.
Self help for social anxiety:
The best and quickest way to deal with anxiety, is to face your fear.
If you always avoid situations that scare you, you might stop doing things you want or need to do. You won't be able to test out whether the situation is always as bad as you expect, so you miss the chance to work out how to manage your fears and reduce your anxiety. Anxiety problems tend to increase if you get into this pattern. Exposing yourself to your fears can be an effective way of overcoming this anxiety.
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> It really hurts me, like thanks for saying that i waste on purpose and that I have ocd and making me feel like the bad guy. any advice on how to get over this it just hurts so much.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> I think I have OCD at 14 years old
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> I’m struggling with my ocd.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> Feeling like a burden while living with OCD
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> Also, I daily combat various intrusive thoughts and I believe I have both OCD as well as some form of an emotional disorder/dysregulation probably caused, at least in part, due to the psychological trauma's I've undergone due to my schizophrenia and the delusions/hallucinations & beliefs such disorganized thought patterns and thinking has cause me over the course of time.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> Also, I daily combat various intrusive thoughts and I believe I have both OCD as well as some form of an emotional disorder/dysregulation probably caused, at least in part, due to the psychological trauma's I've undergone due to my schizophrenia and the delusions/hallucinations & beliefs such disorganized thought patterns and thinking has cause me over the course of time.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> TL;DR Sister has ocd and still lives at home, mom has to help her with almost everything and that takes a lot of energy and time which she just doesn't have anymore, advice?
Here's the high level breakdown of things you need to know and do if you want to help someone that's suffering from OCD:
Online resources on how to help someone else with OCD:
Videos on helping someone else with OCD:
Below is information for the person you want to help and you should read it yourself as well. Note that this primarily focuses on OCD. Many people that suffer from OCD (but not all) will also have either general anxiety or social anxiety. Let me know if you want additional information about either of those.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP). It is possible you will temporarily be placed on a waiting list.
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
If you don't have health insurance or you want to be cured faster:
Fundamentally, OCD is a very simple disorder, especially when compared to depression or self esteem issues. So it is easy to explain.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Start by understanding that the OCD thoughts are not yours (they aren't, because if they were your thoughts, you could control them).
Then look for ways by which you can stop giving in to the thoughts that are not yours.
OCD is chronic, so the thoughts are likely not going to go away anytime soon. But the need to act on those thoughts can be removed completely.
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment. (very good)
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is negative behavior that should be stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by asking.
Overthinking:
Intrusive Thoughts and Overthinking: The Skill of Cognitive Defusion (youtube, 20 min, 1.2M views)
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase:
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
There is also a subreddit, where you can ask for specific information: /r/OCD. They also have a wiki that will help you get started on helping yourself.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
Codependency involves sacrificing one's personal needs to try to meet the needs of others. Someone who is codependent has an extreme focus outside themselves. Their thoughts and actions revolve around other people, such as spouses or relatives.
Codependents often end up in abusive relationships, because they are specifically targeted by people that know exactly how easy it is to abuse codependents. Because of that codependent often have a horrible life, full of spousal abuse, either physically or emotionally or both. This really is not something you want to have happen to you, so it is very important you start taking action, before it's too late.
What causes codependency?
Codependency is usually rooted in childhood. Often, a child grows up in a home where their emotions are ignored or punished. This emotional neglect can give the child low self-esteem and shame.
Videos:
Consider involving a therapist, if you have access to one.
CoDA - Codependents Anonymous:
Highest rated books on Amazon:
Codependents often end up in abusive relationships. Make sure you recognize the signs of emotional abuse and use this as warning signs of something being wrong in your relationship.
Before he died, Peter Gerlach gave us a completely free course aimed at achieving maximum mental health. (enable pop ups, he died a few years ago). This is one of the most valuable resources you have access to. Work through the course at least once. It will probably take you a few weeks to do. I've reviewed the course and it's really very high quality education that's being given away for free.
Free support options:
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> Do I have OCD?
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> My daydreams are now consistently about fake scenarios in which I’m interacting with them negatively, but now I’m struggling with severe intrusive thoughts and bursts of energy that make me feel as though I’m momentarily going insane and it scares the shit out of me.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training.
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
You're most likely a codependent OCDer. It's a common issue here, OCDers that believe they are narcissistic.
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
Codependency involves sacrificing one's personal needs to try to meet the needs of others. Someone who is codependent has an extreme focus outside themselves. Their thoughts and actions revolve around other people, such as spouses or relatives.
Codependents often end up in abusive relationships, because they are specifically targeted by people that know exactly how easy it is to abuse codependents. Because of that codependent often have a horrible life, full of spousal abuse, either physically or emotionally or both. This really is not something you want to have happen to you, so it is very important you start taking action, before it's too late.
What causes codependency?
Codependency is usually rooted in childhood. Often, a child grows up in a home where their emotions are ignored or punished. This emotional neglect can give the child low self-esteem and shame.
Videos:
Consider involving a therapist, if you have access to one.
CoDA - Codependents Anonymous:
Highest rated books on Amazon:
Codependents often end up in abusive relationships. Make sure you recognize the signs of emotional abuse and use this as warning signs of something being wrong in your relationship.
Before he died, Peter Gerlach gave us a completely free course aimed at achieving maximum mental health. (enable pop ups, he died a few years ago). This is one of the most valuable resources you have access to. Work through the course at least once. It will probably take you a few weeks to do. I've reviewed the course and it's really very high quality education that's being given away for free.
Free support options:
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> How do I overcome the OCD urge to say something to my wife that will irrevocably harm/end my marriage?
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Here is a short test that will test you for OCD symptoms
This test will test for certain types of OCD. If you scored over 8, it is possible you have OCD, if you scored over 12, it is likely (but even if score below 8, it might be worth it to keep reading, because it won't detect subtypes like relationship OCD and a variety of other OCD sub types). Keep in mind this is a complicated disorder, only a therapist can diagnose you.
If you know the subtype of OCD you have, if you search for it, you can often also find either a test or a page listing more details to help you figure this out.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will happen if you don't do what the thought tells you to do.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
11 Signs Someone Might Have OCD
If you think this might be happening to you and you have health insurance: It is best to get professional help.
OCD is best treated with a combination of therapy and medication. Go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist that is specialized in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a further specialization in Exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Also ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for medication (most likely any psychiatrist will be able to diagnose and help you). It can take a couple of months for OCD drugs to start to work.
If you want to find a specialized therapist yourself: Go to this page and enter your zip code. Then in the filters, expand "Specialty Areas" and check the box next to "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)"
Online resources on how to fight OCD:
People with OCD frequently experience feelings of shame and guilt. If at any point in time start to have strong feelings of shame and guilt, then here's what to do about it:
18 part series on youtube about OCD and self treatment (very good).
People with high anxiety or OCD frequently ask for reassurance. This is behavior that should be investigated and stopped. The problem is that by seeking reassurance, you reinforce that you are unable to tolerate the discomfort of the uncertainty and you reinforce that you can fix this by involving others.
Overthinking:
Here are two highly recommended books that I suggest you purchase: * Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior * The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD
Highest rated app: "NOCD: OCD Treatment App" (4.5 star, 600+ reviews)
Meditate: Here is an account of someone that battled OCD with mindfulness training. Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are meditation instructions specifically for people with OCD
Real event OCD — also called real-life OCD — involves obsessive thoughts about events that have already happened. Here’s what it is and how to identify it.
Contamination OCD: Blood, Semen, and Bodily Waste
More information about relationship OCD: Read this article about it
Perfectionism has long been thought to play a role in the development and maintenance of OCD. This will quickly assess if you are a perfectionist. If you take this test and it tells you that you are a perfectionist and you let me know, I will give you advice on how to work on your perfectionism.
Here are two subreddits where you can ask for specific information:
> But my sister and I have a very good relationship now and I have OCD Is there any advice?
OCD is an adrenaline response to a trigger, which has been established through feeding an obsession with compulsions until it becomes uncontrollable and until that adrenaline response and compulsion feels unavoidable.
OCD is related to fear. Because you don't try for long enough to see what will happen if you stop giving in to the repetitive thought, your body never learns that nothing bad happens if you don't do what the thoughts tell you to do, so you will stay afraid of what will hap