Obsessive compulsive disorder - OCD treatment and therapy from NOCD

Sexuality and Gender OCD

Intrusive thoughts and doubts about your sexuality or gender identity

Jun 18, 2025

Is it OCD, or am I in denial about my sexuality? Understanding sexual orientation OCD (SO-OCD)

Taneia Surles, MPH

Taneia Surles, MPH

Feb 14, 2025

Sexual Orientation OCD (SO-OCD): Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment

Yusra Shah

Yusra Shah

Dec 02, 2024

Am I asexual? Understanding your sexual identity.

Yusra Shah

Yusra Shah

Nov 01, 2024

What is fictosexuality and is it a problem?

Jill Webb

Jill Webb

Nov 01, 2024

What is objectophilia? The attraction toward objects, explained

Fjolla Arifi

Fjolla Arifi

Jun 29, 2023

Can watching porn be a compulsion in SO-OCD?

Grant Stoddard

Grant Stoddard

May 22, 2023

Masturbating makes me feel guilty or afraid. What can I do?

Melanie Dideriksen, LPC, CAADC

Melanie Dideriksen, LPC, CAADC

Feb 27, 2023

Fears about Bestiality

Danielle McDowell, LCSW

Danielle McDowell, LCSW

Jan 31, 2023

Fear of being a bad person

Melanie Dideriksen

Melanie Dideriksen

Nov 11, 2022

Fears about magical impregnation

Amber Samson, LCPC

Amber Samson, LCPC

Oct 28, 2022

Fears about polygamy

Josh Kaplan, LCSW

Josh Kaplan, LCSW

Oct 21, 2022

I can’t stop thinking about molesting a child family member

Amber Samson, LCPC

Amber Samson, LCPC

Sep 14, 2022

I have images of sexually assaulting my child and others

Ariel Melotik, LPC NCC

Ariel Melotik, LPC NCC

Sep 09, 2022

Why do I keep questioning my gender?

Danielle McDowell, LCSW

Danielle McDowell, LCSW

Sep 06, 2022

Fear of becoming a pedophile

Melissa Pickett, LPCC

Melissa Pickett, LPCC

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