By Chris R. Warning: This blog includes graphic content. I’ve been reading a lot lately about my fellow OCD sufferer’s experiences with OCD; particularly the first time they felt it… Read more »
OCD: The First Visit
Posts Categorized: Stories from the OCD Community
Never Give Up!
As a 5-11, over 240-pound man, if you saw me on the street you would not think anything is wrong with me. The truth though is far different — I… Read more »
A Therapist’s OCD Journey: From Paralyzing Fears to Building an OCD Center
By Natalia Aniela PLEASE NOTE: This blog post includes mention of several topic areas that readers might find troubling or distressing, including intrusive thoughts of suicide, intrusive thoughts of harming… Read more »
OCD and Uncertainty Leading to Advocacy
By Josef Doctorovitz My name is Josef Doctorovitz, and I have OCD. Learning to live with OCD, knowing that it would always be something I had to manage, was terrifying… Read more »
Sharing Thoughts and Feeling Valued
By Youngji Son PLEASE NOTE: This blog post includes mention of suicidality. If you are in a crisis, or you are ever feeling suicidal or unsafe, please go to your local…
Two Decades of living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
By Ratih Nugraheni of Yogyakarta, Indonesia Living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) has never been easy for me. The twenty years of enduring struggle have become extremely exhausting not only… Read more »
I am now a fighter
I was diagnosed with severe OCD around contamination. OCD is not just neatness. It’s a true fear and you get voices in your head telling you and constantly undermining you…. Read more »
Out of the Woods of OCD
By Lane Brooke Fahy This story is part of our blog series called “Stories from the OCD Community.” If you are interested in sharing your story you can view… Read more »
Learning to live with OCD
By Kristyn Nelson Hi, my name is Kristyn. I’m 33 years old. My battle with OCD began around October 2020. Growing up I had a wonderful childhood and life. From… Read more »
My Journey to Finding an LGBTQ+ Affirming OCD Therapist
Written by IOCDF Advocate Alexandra Reynolds OCD therapy was not the place I imagined, and coming out as bisexual and gender fluid, I didn’t think my sexual and gender identities… Read more »