OCD Poems
#OCD
OCD poems, poetry about obsessive–compulsive disorder, a mental disorder based on repetition, rituals and obsessions. OCD poems, written by sufferers, examining the impact OCD has on their lives and mental health.
Lethi_Messor
Lethi
Lethi
Poem Published
16th Feb 2024 4:34am
16th Feb 2024 4:34am
Once They Told Me
Once they told me long ago
That I would only be alone
So, I pushed them all away
So that no one would ever know
Once they told me long ago
That I was wrong, and it would show
So, I kept the fear all to myself
Let it tear me to the bone
Once they told me long ago
That I was healthy from head to toe
So, I let disorder eat me away
They know me better, I suppose
Once they told me long ago
That I had everything, high to low
So my sadness had no name
And I choose to suffer so
Once they told me...
That I would only be alone
So, I pushed them all away
So that no one would ever know
Once they told me long ago
That I was wrong, and it would show
So, I kept the fear all to myself
Let it tear me to the bone
Once they told me long ago
That I was healthy from head to toe
So, I let disorder eat me away
They know me better, I suppose
Once they told me long ago
That I had everything, high to low
So my sadness had no name
And I choose to suffer so
Once they told me...
#depression
#shame
#OCD
#FeelingLost
#fear
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Lethi_Messor
Lethi
Lethi
Poem Published
31st Jan 2024 9:09pm
31st Jan 2024 9:09pm
Scrupulosity
There’s a winged preacher on my shoulder,
But I can’t tell if it’s an angel or obsession.
It seems the harder I try to listen,
The more I start to question.
The harder I try to fight,
The further that I fall.
If I’m not trying to be perfect,
Am I trying at all?
And am I trying too hard,
Or not trying enough?
Is it an intrusive thought,
Or is it calling out a bluff?
I know I’m supposed to be happy,
But I only feel safe in the hurt.
If I’m...
But I can’t tell if it’s an angel or obsession.
It seems the harder I try to listen,
The more I start to question.
The harder I try to fight,
The further that I fall.
If I’m not trying to be perfect,
Am I trying at all?
And am I trying too hard,
Or not trying enough?
Is it an intrusive thought,
Or is it calling out a bluff?
I know I’m supposed to be happy,
But I only feel safe in the hurt.
If I’m...
#OCD
#MentalHealth
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1 Comment
adagio
Poem Published
7th Dec 2023 4:46pm
7th Dec 2023 4:46pm
A Penlight
Cancel out the darkness
learning to read
what might be remembered
with a penlight
silencing the echoes
with a magic marker
until you get your sight back
from exploring the unknown
walking alone
with a penlight
listening to your awareness
learning to read
what might be remembered
with a penlight
silencing the echoes
with a magic marker
until you get your sight back
from exploring the unknown
walking alone
with a penlight
listening to your awareness
#OCD
#acceptance
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2 Comments
faithmairee
Poem Published
7th Dec 2023 11:22am
7th Dec 2023 11:22am
OCD
When OCD is in my head
It fills me up
With so much dread
And thoughts of disastrous
Events appearing real
The "what if's" come
It's fear that I feel
What's best for now
Is some needed distraction
To help me focus
On something of value
A slow deep breath
Makes for a productive start
The door was shut
But now it's open
To help me move in
A different direction
A glance up at the sky
A bird flying high
Can help me to get
Alright in my mind
It fills me up
With so much dread
And thoughts of disastrous
Events appearing real
The "what if's" come
It's fear that I feel
What's best for now
Is some needed distraction
To help me focus
On something of value
A slow deep breath
Makes for a productive start
The door was shut
But now it's open
To help me move in
A different direction
A glance up at the sky
A bird flying high
Can help me to get
Alright in my mind
#anxiety
#OCD
#MentalHealth
253 reads
17 Comments
Michaelpoet
Poem Published
5th Oct 2023 4:12am
5th Oct 2023 4:12am
Willing To Accept
#addiction
#OCD
#MentalHealth #vulnerability
#MentalHealth #vulnerability
140 reads
4 Comments
KrystalG
Poem Published
3rd Jul 2023 2:11am
3rd Jul 2023 2:11am
O.C.D I Think...
Recently,
recent behaviors
lead me to
believe,
I
may
have
OCD.
Racing thoughts,
fill my head,
I need it...
bad...
I
think
it's
OCD.
Manifesting
it's own,
unique
kind of
energy.
I
think
it's
OCD.
Undiagnosed,
need to
get
checked out...
It
might
be
OCD.
Oh,
I caught
myself
obsessing again...
About
the
same, ...
recent behaviors
lead me to
believe,
I
may
have
OCD.
Racing thoughts,
fill my head,
I need it...
bad...
I
think
it's
OCD.
Manifesting
it's own,
unique
kind of
energy.
I
think
it's
OCD.
Undiagnosed,
need to
get
checked out...
It
might
be
OCD.
Oh,
I caught
myself
obsessing again...
About
the
same, ...
#OCD
#MentalHealth
#SelfReflection #SelfDiscovery
#SelfReflection #SelfDiscovery
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Luvmeh
Dimitris
Dimitris
Poem Published
8th Jun 2023 11:27pm
8th Jun 2023 11:27pm
Ol dirty wolfstard
Living on the edge of time
Poking holes for the light to shine forks and knives but spoons are all you care
People run in circles you reach out no one's there
Starstruck fell in love with one stare
Fallen left alone she's always there
True love blinding everything's just
Eyes full of tears and stomach full of lust
Time is messed up all hours are the same
Relentless effort for a prize to claim
Days months years blend in fall like rain
Crawling through a dream denying the pain
Restless cranked doped...
Poking holes for the light to shine forks and knives but spoons are all you care
People run in circles you reach out no one's there
Starstruck fell in love with one stare
Fallen left alone she's always there
True love blinding everything's just
Eyes full of tears and stomach full of lust
Time is messed up all hours are the same
Relentless effort for a prize to claim
Days months years blend in fall like rain
Crawling through a dream denying the pain
Restless cranked doped...
#anxiety
#addiction
#OCD #PTSD
#OCD #PTSD
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Betty
Poem Published
5th Jun 2023 6:46pm
5th Jun 2023 6:46pm
hangman's scaffold
neurodivergent people can
be tall, thin, brilliant, O
and work a pair C
of fuck-me D
heels
so
very
well
that normative thinkers
forget that we can't actually
deal with breaks in the patterns.
I’m in the audience cheering this time.
be tall, thin, brilliant, O
and work a pair C
of fuck-me D
heels
so
very
well
that normative thinkers
forget that we can't actually
deal with breaks in the patterns.
I’m in the audience cheering this time.
#OCD
#MentalHealth
#SelfReflection
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9 Comments
Betty
Poem Published
11th Apr 2023 5:48pm
11th Apr 2023 5:48pm
Mild OCD:A single thought spiral
Penny for your thoughts.”
… in a single open-shut of my eyes I take the penny and….
Don’t eat that, don’t eat that, don’t eat that,
my god how much do you weigh, weigh,
how much does it weigh,
it’s 14 ounces but it has to be 12
12
12
Today.
So I can divide it by four.
I wish I knew why.
Not that song. Not that song.
Fuck, I hate that song,
and I’m awake at 3 a.m.
listening to the refrain
over and over and over and
Why. Why did...
… in a single open-shut of my eyes I take the penny and….
Don’t eat that, don’t eat that, don’t eat that,
my god how much do you weigh, weigh,
how much does it weigh,
it’s 14 ounces but it has to be 12
12
12
Today.
So I can divide it by four.
I wish I knew why.
Not that song. Not that song.
Fuck, I hate that song,
and I’m awake at 3 a.m.
listening to the refrain
over and over and over and
Why. Why did...
#anxiety
#OCD
#MentalHealth #FallingInLove
#MentalHealth #FallingInLove
712 reads
18 Comments
Luvmeh
Dimitris
Dimitris
Poem Published
2nd Mar 2023 11:47pm
2nd Mar 2023 11:47pm
f**k
Fuck fuck fuck fuck
FUCK
that pain
these twisted feelings
What a fucking hangover
what happened last night?
who cares?
why look at the past?
the future can be better
Plan for the worst
Hope for the best
aim
for
the
stars
even if you miss you will be among them
deprived of
oxygen as I may add
dead
dead...
death sounds a bit
tempting
not that I am one of those guys that can
actually
do
it
I am not that brave
But I have to admit
I have been close and I...
FUCK
that pain
these twisted feelings
What a fucking hangover
what happened last night?
who cares?
why look at the past?
the future can be better
Plan for the worst
Hope for the best
aim
for
the
stars
even if you miss you will be among them
deprived of
oxygen as I may add
dead
dead...
death sounds a bit
tempting
not that I am one of those guys that can
actually
do
it
I am not that brave
But I have to admit
I have been close and I...
#anxiety
#depression
#addiction
#OCD
#vulnerability
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Luvmeh
Dimitris
Dimitris
Poem Published
19th Feb 2023 6:00am
19th Feb 2023 6:00am
Who told you
We are trying to hide behind fake smiles and new clothes, behind expensive restaurants and club jerseys, Instagram photos drown in filters and clever Facebook posts, sitting behind desks for 12 hours doing a job we hate, finding solace in some bad written poems and plays without meaning, masks, all masks to hide the ugly in us.
Who told you;
Who told you you are so ugly?
And why the fuck did you believe them?
Is there anything prettier than the truth?
Is there anything prettier than you?
Who told you;
Who told you you are so ugly?
And why the fuck did you believe them?
Is there anything prettier than the truth?
Is there anything prettier than you?
#identity
#OCD
#aging
#SelfReflection
#SelfWorth
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2 Comments
Tlass01
Poem Published
27th Nov 2022 3:45pm
27th Nov 2022 3:45pm
Derailed
I awake for the day
anxiety I do not feel
For a moment, the thoughts
are empty
Go for a walk, visit with friends,
be productive, enjoy the day
With coffee in hand,
I start to plan
A random thought appears,
making itself known
My mind starts to obsess,
pain in the chest
So it begins
down the spiral
I go
Heart rate rises,
fluttering chest begins
Dizziness takes hold,
it will pass I'm told
The edge of the bed
I begin to enter my head
...
anxiety I do not feel
For a moment, the thoughts
are empty
Go for a walk, visit with friends,
be productive, enjoy the day
With coffee in hand,
I start to plan
A random thought appears,
making itself known
My mind starts to obsess,
pain in the chest
So it begins
down the spiral
I go
Heart rate rises,
fluttering chest begins
Dizziness takes hold,
it will pass I'm told
The edge of the bed
I begin to enter my head
...
#anxiety
#OCD
#MentalHealth #PTSD
#MentalHealth #PTSD
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