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What kinds of OCD exist?
"Just Right" OCD
Reliance on things feeling perfect according
Contamination OCD
Obsessions about germs, sickness, and contagion
Existential OCD
Intrusive thoughts around impossible questions.
False Memory OCD
Intrusive thoughts exacerbate the uncertainty of a memory.
Harm OCD
Unwanted thoughts about harming oneself or others.
Hoarding OCD
Acquiring things and difficulty discarding them
Magical Thinking OCD
Belief your thoughts influence events in physical world
P-OCD
Thoughts that one is sexually attracted to a child.
Pure O
Intrusive thoughts accompanied by mental rituals.
Real Events OCD
False narrative about how event in your life happened.
Relationship OCD
Thoughts and compulsions about a relationship.
Scrupulosity OCD
Careful about one's actions and repenting for mistakes
Sexual Orientation OCD/SO-OCD
Constant obsession about one's own sexual orientation.
Somatic OCD
Obsession with one's own physical movements or sensations.
Suicidal OCD
Unwanted thoughts and obsessions around fear of killing oneself.
Treatment experiences
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April 24, 2021
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December 15, 2020
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