r/PureOCD is a subreddit with 6k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses ocd, intrusive thoughts, anxiety, pure o, and help.
For people dealing with and for those supporting with Purely Obsessive OCD. Come here to discuss, vent, and look for advice. We are not medical professionals in any way, just people who are interested in or have experienced PureO symptoms.
Popular Themes in r/PureOCD
#1
Advice Requests
: "New here, new to OCD, need tips for this med!"
7 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Severe Pure O + Great Meta-Cognitive abilities is human torture"
4 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Ibogaine for OCD"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/PureOCD
#1
Ocd
: "AI Ocd in Media"
292 posts
#2
Intrusive Thoughts
: "My body act on feared Intrusive Thoughts without my control"
38 posts
#3
Anxiety
: "What if I don’t need medication and I’m a fraud?"
23 posts
#4
Pure O
: "What if I don’t need medication and I’m a fraud?"
21 posts
#5
Help
: "Help"
20 posts
#6
Compulsions
17 posts
#7
False Memory
: "Vivid False Memory or denial?"
16 posts
#8
Medication
13 posts
#9
Struggling
12 posts
#10
Rumination
: "Is this OCD Rumination/mental compulsions or just anxiety? I can spend hours thinking until I feel “certain."
11 posts
Flair Used in r/PureOCD
#1
Discussions
: "does anyone else experience sudden extremely vivid false memories?"
11 posts
#2
Vent
: "My dad when I told him I have pure o"
8 posts
#3
Coping Skills
: "they mean well. it makes it worse."
7 posts
#4
Therapy
: "unsure how to communicate the severity of my OCD"
3 posts
#5
Medication
: "Any sexual dysfunction from Trintellix?"
3 posts
#6
Compulsions
: "OCD Taxing Joy"
1 post
Member Growth in r/PureOCD
Yearly
+2k members(37.8%)
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Last updated: July 12, 2026