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is this false memory??

meliodas07

I have fear of contracting disease from blood. I had cut in my finger that time. There was one time i remembered i was inside the laborat...

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Compulsive Toenail Picking

topaz63

I am looking for information on compulsive toenail picking, I am not finding much information anywhere on this disorder. I remember it st...

30 answers | 9 comments

Hiv paranoid and phobia

Vagus12344

Hello dears I always paranoid and fear from hiv transmission through blood in the environment, I met a friend two years ago and acc...

2 answers | 1 comment

Body rocking

Pauledh

Hi, I wonder if anyone could help me figure out something... Up until about 4 years ago I would body-rock. Im now 34, from the age of ...

376 answers | 16 comments

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 | 30 comments

How to overcome HOCD

Taj2

Listen man, I’ve been suffering with mental health since I was really young. For the past couple of months though I’ve been suffering wit...

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