OCD support groups
Talk with others who live with OCD, and share what everyday life with intrusive thoughts and compulsions is like.
- ✓ Small, live video groups
- ✓ Hosted by peers with lived experience, or guided by Heal Kinder
- ✓ Join online, from wherever you feel comfortable
- ✓ Small groups where people get to know each other
Upcoming ocd groups
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Common signs of OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder)
For information only, not for diagnosing. This list can't tell you or anyone else whether they have OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder). Only a qualified mental health professional or doctor can diagnose it. Everyone feels some of these at times; if they're lasting or getting in the way of your life, talking to a doctor or mental health professional is a good next step.
- Unwanted, intrusive thoughts, images or urges that cause a lot of anxiety
- Worries that often centre on germs, harm, making mistakes, or things being "just right"
- Repeated actions or mental rituals to ease the anxiety, like washing, checking, counting or repeating
- Spending a lot of time on these thoughts or rituals, often more than an hour a day
- Knowing the thoughts may not make sense, but finding them very hard to stop
- Avoiding situations that set the thoughts off
Frequently asked questions
Is the online OCD support group free?
Yes. Every group on Heal Kinder is free. Sign up, pick a time that suits you and save a spot. Groups are small live video calls, so there's room for everyone to be heard.
What happens in an OCD support group?
The host, or in a guided peer group the Heal Kinder guide, welcomes everyone and goes over a few ground rules: what's shared stays in the group, and passing is always okay. Then people take turns talking about how things have been, and others listen and share what has helped them. You don't have to speak, and many people just listen at their first group.
Can an OCD support group replace therapy?
No. It's peer support from people with lived experience, not therapy, medical care or a crisis service. Many members join alongside therapy or treatment and find it helps to talk with people who understand. If you are in danger, call 911 (US) or 999 (UK). In the US you can call or text 988 any time; in the UK, call Samaritans on 116 123.
Between groups, small daily habits help too. How journaling and a daily mood check-in can help with OCD
Heal Kinder is peer support: people who've been there, listening and sharing. Many members find it a real help alongside any care they already have, though it isn't therapy or a crisis service. If you are in danger, call 911 (US) or 999 (UK). In the US you can call or text 988 any time; in the UK, call Samaritans on 116 123.
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