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Cannabidol/CBD oil for OCD?

geargarage

Anyone here using/have used CBD oil? It's gaining popularity in the US as an alternative treatment for epilepsy/seizures, but is also bei...

4 answers

Hyperawarness of thinking ocd querys

OisinKs1

About a month and a half now of non-stop introspection. Still unable to have an uninterrupted thought without acknolwdging that im having...

Follow up to my initial post. Please respond!

Helpless0100

Please read my initial post and then another link which I will share at the end of this. Am I being irrational? Helpless0100 Jul 0...

1 answer | 3 comments

Cannot recall memories when drunk - obsessed

Dearborn4

Hi, Over a month ago I received a lap dance in the VIP area of a strip club. I was incredibly drunk at the time. Although I do remembe...

2 answers

Am I being irrational?

Helpless0100

For over 15 years I have been OCD and it developed strongly into a severe obsession with fear of HIV. I do not like the color red because...

2 answers | 5 comments

compulsive staring

bluestream006

i have compulsive habbit of staring at the genitals of guys and girls . i am absolutely straigt but i can't help it ... does anyone relat...

88 answers | 13 comments

what is wrong with me

vic2151

Hi, I am 63 and feel like I am going crazy. It feels like I have strands of ?? something in my hair. Its impossible to get a comb or b...

1 answer

Strange body odor follwing me

sleepmonster

This gonna be a bit long, but I'm really serious and everyday is like hell so I'd appreciate if you read this and help me. I thought...

188 answers | 16 comments

Vigorous head shaking?

CJones97

I keep shaking my head vigorously to the point it hurts. This has been going on now for months and I seem to be thinking about it all the...

1 answer

can one have ocd about not sleeping?

popcornlover12

this started when i went away for a trip overseas and i was a bit worried i wouldnt sleep due to jet lag, and the first few days of being...

1 answer

Compulsive Scalp Picking

Christi797

I am 28 years old and have picked scabs on my scalp since I was about 12 years old. Normally I find little imperfections, possibly dandr...

374 answers | 29 comments

Can it be OCD?

toctoc78

Good day and thank you beforehand. My situation is that I would like to know the risk pf preganncy under the following scenario, becasue ...

1 answer

OCD from PPIs, acid blockers - ideas?

x_Aria_x

Hello, has anyone ever taken PPIs or acid blockers (such as Prilosec, Prevaid, Nexium, Protonix, Zantac, Pepcid, etc) & had an increase i...

1 answer

Sudden intrusive thoughts

FaithLehane16

I have been having these weird, traumatized thoughts about a former co worker. These thoughts have been infecting my feelings as well, an...

3 answers | 9 comments

Starting to feel convinced I'm gay/bi tho I fear/dont want it. Help

PatchedSoul

Hello again. I'm a 151/2 year old female and I've posted on here before about HOCD and it's gotten so much worse. It's been so intense an...

11 answers | 2 comments

Overcoming HIV/STI OCD?

Unicorn45678

Hello. I am a 24 yo female who's been struggling with GAD, depression, and OCD since I was in my early teens. It started with obsessing o...

1 answer | 1 comment

Obsessed with Band aids?

RachelK82

Does anyone else have issues with always wanting to put band-aids on their bare feet or heels? Even when I dont have blist...

13 answers

Is celibacy the solution?

Sungay

I have been diagnosed with OCD last year. I took fluoxetine for almost a month and then quit because it causes erectile dysfunctio...

1 answer

....,always dull , no energy ,feeling sleepy

kuttandra

HI , had treatment for OCD long back for many years . Now again feel low energy in morning , headache, difficult in recalling information...

2 answers

Dry Hand OCD?

DylanGM

I'm not entirely sure how to explain this. I've had it my entire life, or for as long as I can remember. (I'm 17.) I have searched for w...

7 answers | 3 comments

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