/r/OCD/

r/OCD

340k members
r/OCD is a subreddit with 340k members. The community frequently discusses ocd, anxiety, struggling, intrusive thoughts, and compulsions, and they frequently recommend/review medication, hand cream, and antidepressant, and the most common flair used is need support/advice, question about ocd, discussion, just venting - no advice please, and support please, no reassurance .
A subreddit dedicated to discussion, articles, and support regarding OCD. Please read below for more information and resources about OCD and the subreddit.

Popular Topics in r/OCD

#1

Ocd

319 posts
#2

Anxiety

67 posts
#3

Struggling

46 posts
#4

Intrusive Thoughts

30 posts
#5

Compulsions

23 posts
#6

Medication

21 posts
#7

Therapy

20 posts
#8

Looking For A

13 posts
#9

Frustrating

13 posts
#10

Health

12 posts

Products Discussed in r/OCD

Medication

21 reviews
#1
Zoloft
4.4 from 5 reviews
#2
Clomipramine
5.0 from 3 reviews
#3
Prozac
4.0 from 2 reviews

Hand Cream

10 reviews
#1
O'Keeffe's
3.7 from 3 reviews
#2
Garnier
4.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Vanicream
5.0 from 2 reviews
#1
Fluoxetine
4.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Clomipramine
4.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Citalopram
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/OCD

#1
Need support/advice
: "it has become impossible for me to avoid compulsions"
73 posts
#2
Question about OCD
: "How to get ERP in the UK?"
34 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Sometimes this sub is frustrating."
28 posts
#4
Just venting - no advice please
: "Crying again"
16 posts
#5
Support please, no reassurance
: "relationship OCD (urgent)"
10 posts
#6
Venting, NO REASSURANCE please!
: "I can’t stop researching and ruminating"
6 posts
#7
Art, Film, Media
: "I wrote a little personal essay about my OCD"
2 posts
#8
ERP help wanted
: "Somatic OCD (Songs and text)"
2 posts
#9
Friend/family/ally
: "As a partner of someone with OCD and paranoia how can I make my partner's life easier?"
2 posts
#10
Crisis
: "I’m having the most embarrassing catastrophic worst case scenario obsession - and it’s high key ridiculous how do I stop it v"
1 post

Member Growth in r/OCD

Yearly
+63k members(22.9%)

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Last updated: August 13, 2026