OCD Rituals, Explained

Obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, is a common mental illness where fears, thoughts and urges cause anxiety and lead to certain behaviors, rituals and routines that are used to control that anxiety.

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The information in this video was accurate as of 1.12.2023 and is for information purposes only. Consult your local medical authority or your healthcare practitioner for advice.

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[Chimesisthecoolest]

My ocd is just me redoing things because if I do something a certain number of times, I have to do it again. Like when I do something 5 times, I always feel like I have to do 2 more times because 5 is my unlucky number. And I always get these intrusive thoughts in my head about harming others.

[ThePLUG]

I have symmetry OCD and it’s like having to make everything even. If I scratch my right leg I need to scratch my left. I also wash my hands 10+ times a day. My mind sees them as dirty if they feel warm or sticky

[Theo_Spencer.]

I have ocd and once I was at the a shop and I was buying something and a thought popped into my head that I left the door open instead of calling someone in the house at the time I ran home (30 minutes) and went to check it was locked the entire time. 😊

[ConvexPaintingNerd]

I eat my fries before the rest of my meals. And I’m constantly checking for locked doors even though I’ve already checked them throughout the day

[milo_]

My parents always think I'm weird for eating my food in order

[arifpathan]

I don't like my fingers because they are un even

[MeowGatito]

For me it’s I’m so scared of supernatural and paranormal and demons so I cry and wait till another human comes and I will wait there for as long as I can like 20-40 minutes until I feel too scared and run to someone and ask them to help me

[phil]

I would put my mouth on the faucet instead of using my hand to wash my mouth because i was afraid of germs

[scoopjk]

When I was little I learnt about even and odd numbers in the second grade and I had such an obsession with even numbers after that lesson that I’ve hated the colour indigo ever since because it makes the rainbow uneven and I saw it as useless compared to the
other colours I don’t think I have ocd but i contemplate about it a lot

[Alinw_]

Hi! I’m Alina. I just just scratched my brand new 14 pro iPhone. And it really bothers me. Others say it’s fine but I can’t help looking at it all the time. Please help me I feel horrible that I let my brand new phone get scratched.

[Taekwondomovieactor]

I have ocd and I have this thing where when I was little I made little challenges for myself like get to the go of the stairs in five seconds or you will die. And that has carried on. Now I do really random things like if my mum will have the flavour chocolate in her ice cream I will die and super random stuff like that. And I also do this thing where if I look at a clock for example I would look at it again because it’s like the time will go to fast and take up my weekend if I look at it once and my time will last slower if I look at it again. Like me comment if you have this sort of thing.

[User_h]

Bro I once sanitised and washed my hands until they literally burnt