We have decided to rework our Twitter by posting only highlights instead of every compilation. If you are curious about what else we are up to or want to read the rest of the thoughts we post check out https://t.co/dBta2OLLvB and apenny4yourintrusivethoughts on IG and FB
๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐ #LGBTQIA participants with #OCD needed! ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ We hope this study will help inform more inclusive theories and treatment for LGBTQIA people with OCD. Please consider participating and sharing widely. [email protected] or https://t.co/GmHbLTwNmO to make your voice heard!
Happy Almost Giving Tuesday!
Maintaining our website takes a village (and aprox $200 ๐). All donations go directly to keeping our website up for another year!
GoFundMe: https://t.co/BP0fqVheW4
Venmo: apenny4yourintrusivethoughts
New to OCD? Apply for a NOT ALONE TOTE
These are tote bags jammed full of resources mailed out for free.
๐Any ages
๐Preference will be given in the order of applications, and to individuals new to the diagnosis/community.
Link to apply at https://t.co/PtNtnqVnaT
At our @iocdf panel this afternoon we sent out a google form that let attendeeโs share their intrusive thoughts! Here is the breakdown of themes. You are not alone no matter what your OCD tells you โค๏ธ๐ง #ocdcon2021#iocdfconference
New poster design ๐๐
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We are releasing our new posters just in time for the Boston @iocdf walk tomorrow! After the walk we will officially upload the pdf to the website so that anyone may download. Come say hi at our OCD walk table tomorrow and get a copy!
Happy Pride Month!!! ๐
Check out our Instagram story to submit your experience if you are a queer person who also has OCD. We want to hear from you! ๐
Did you know Stick With It ink. is partnering with A Penny for Your Intrusive Thoughts right now?! Check out the sticker we created!! https://t.co/7Bzv2W0wSY
โRequiring people to attach their identity to all their advocacy silences the voices of so many people and often specifically prevents people from sharing their experiences with especially stigmatized symptoms, such as taboo intrusive thoughts in OCD.โ
https://t.co/cTZL3wL9t2
My mission is to spread awareness about Pediatric OCD and educate parents and therapists about how to identify OCD in childhood and provide early, effective intervention (Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy)." ~ @BayAreaOCD
In her own words: โI am somebody who first developed OCD when I was very young. During my childhood and pre-school years I thought I was โcrazyโ and the only one who couldnโt stop thinking such awful thoughts.
Submit your own anonymously via link in bio! ๐ง
Reminder: Intrusive thoughts are unwanted thoughts that do not agree with the personโs values. These are fears not desires and not something the person will act on. For more information, please visit our website (link in bio).