Responsibility OCD
Responsibility OCD is characterized by ongoing intrusive thoughts, fears, or urges related to a person’s sense of responsibility for other people, environment, or society. These obsessions are distressing because they’re tied to personal values, and they lead to compulsive behaviors done for a sense of relief.
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Religious OCD, also known as scrupulosity OCD, is a common form of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in which someone experiences unwanted intrusive
Fear of leaving the stove on resulting in damage or injury is highly common for people suffering from Responsibility OCD or Harm OCD.
OCD focused on fear of being a bad person involves recurrent, persistent, unwanted and intrusive thoughts or images about being a bad person.
Fear of concussions in OCD involves recurrent, persistent, unwanted, and intrusive thoughts related to head trauma/concussion.
Do you think you might have Responsibility OCD?
Our therapists are trained to treat every OCD subtype.
Excessive apologizing is common in OCD. Often, people with OCD feel the urge to compulsively apologize when it is not needed.
People with fear of being homeless in OCD may have persistent fears about experiencing homelessness, even if their housing is very secure.
Intense or persistent fears about doing something wrong may be a sign of OCD, falling under the OCD subtype of Responsibility OCD.
Some people with OCD struggle with intense fear of failing. If you have a persistent fear of failing it may be a sign of OCD or Atychiphobia.
Do you think you might have Responsibility OCD?
Our therapists are trained to treat every OCD subtype.
A persistent fear of making mistakes can be a sign of a subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) called Responsibility OCD.
People experiencing Responsibility OCD fear of being late are likely to feel intense worry about their actions negatively impacting others.
Fear of being a narcissist in OCD is characterized by intrusive thoughts/images related to displaying the behaviors of a narcissist.
Reviewed by Patrick McGrath, PhD