Music OCD: Obsessions with songs and listening routines
Do you feel music is only enjoyable if listened to in a very specific way? You may have songs you have to … Read post
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Home intruder anxiety
Home intrusion is a very common worry. OCD can take that worry to the next level, resulting in many horrible intrusive thoughts … Read post
Sleepwalking anxiety
A Stanford University study showed that 3.6% of Americans sleepwalk. For some people, the fear of sleepwalking can be anxiety inducing. The … Read post
Emailing and OCD
Emailing is a simple task made difficult with OCD. Intrusive thoughts, checking and reading things over can increase the workload and delay … Read post
Gaming with OCD
Do you have strange rituals when playing games that isn’t necessary for the game itself, but more to allow the mind to … Read post
Reading with OCD
Reading with OCD can pose a challenge. It could be the need to go back and read sections again or read in … Read post
Fridge checking OCD
Fridge anxiety often comes from a worry that food will spoil or contaminate other foods. It can include checking, contamination and ordering/symmetry … Read post
Oven and stove checking OCD
Oven checking anxiety usually revolves around the fear of a fire. These worries can cause distressing intrusive thoughts and exhausting compulsions and rituals. Some of … Read post
Door checking OCD
Door and lock checking can be an exhausting compulsion, usually done when leaving the home or going to bed. Intrusive thoughts about … Read post
Compulsive alarm checking: Trying to beat alarm clock anxiety
Compulsive alarm checking can be debilitating. Although it may seem rational to recheck, over-checking can be an OCD compulsion. The following contribution … Read post