Select a category to learn more about it — including specific subtypes and obsessive fears people face
Existential OCD
Intrusive thoughts around impossible questions
False Memory/
Real Events OCD
A false memory or uncertainty about how real events in your life happened
Harm/Violent OCD
Unwanted thoughts about harming yourself or others
Health Concern/
Contamination OCD
Intrusive thoughts associated with germs, sickness, or contagion
Perfectionistic OCD
Reliance on things to feel perfect
Pure OCD
Intrusive thoughts matched by mental rituals
Relationship OCD
Intrusive thoughts associated friendships and romantic relationships
Religious OCD
Careful about one’s actions and repenting for mistakes
Responsibility OCD
Obsession with responsibility for other people and animals
Sensorimotor OCD
Obsession with one’s own physical movements or sensations
Sexual/Gender OCD
Constant obsession over one's own sexual orientation