Online Resources
Fostering community, connection, and understanding
Social Media Platforms
Zoom Discussion Group
If you’re interested in attending our bi-monthly Zoom meetings, you can explore what we’re all about here.
Discord
Regular attendees of the monthly Zoom Discussion Group can use this Discord channel to facilitate community between meetings as well as share additional resources and coordinate fun activities in the interim.
Facebook
This is a support group primarily for individuals who have OCPD, whether formally or self diagnosed, who are looking for a place to share their experience, exchange perspectives and resources. This group is also open to loved ones of those with OCPD who join with the goal of better understanding what it is like to have OCPD. In order to foster a culture of safety for those with OCPD, non-OCPD members are encouraged to limit their interactions to positive and curious inquiry.
Additional Information
Private – Only members can see who’s in the group and what they post
Visible – Anyone can find this group
History – Group created on January 27, 2015
This is a support group for individuals who do not have OCPD that need support in relating to individuals that have been diagnosed with OCPD or are suspected of having OCPD.This group is closed and requires answering screening questions before membership is allowed.
Additional Information
Private – Only members can see who’s in the group and what they post
Visible – Anyone can find this group
History – Group created on August 14, 2014
Reddit
A subreddit dedicated to the discussion of all things related to OCPD
“We’re a community of folks coming together to discuss OCPD and its impact. OCPD is a personality disorder characterized by rigid adherence to rules and regulations, an overwhelming need for order, unwillingness to delegate responsibilities to others, and a sense of righteousness about the way things “should be done”. Advice provided in this sub should not be substituted for medical advice from a doctor.”
A community of people who have a loved one with Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD). Sibling, spouse, partner, friend, or parent— we are here to listen and support you. There are people with OCPD in this community as well to help offer input and advice, so keep that in mind with what you say. Please be nice to each other.
Websites
Our mission is to raise awareness on the topic of OCPD (Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder), provide support for those whose lives are impacted by this personality disorder & to help lower the stigmas surrounding mental health issues.
Healing OCPD & Taking the Wheel of the Driven Personality: Psychotherapist & Jungian analyst Gary Trosclair explores the perils & potentials
of the driven personality for compulsives and their loved ones–removing the disorder from Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)
Weekly posts by Allan E. Mallinger, MD, (co-author of “Too Perfect: When Being in Control Gets Out of Control“) on some aspect of personality styles, especially the obsessive, and an invitation to readers for comments, questions, discussion. For therapists, and non-professionals.
Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is a personality disorder marked by a spectrum of obsessions with rules, lists, schedules, and order, among other things. Symptoms are usually present by the time a person reaches adulthood, and are visible in a variety of situations. The cause of OCPD is thought to involve a combination of genetic and environmental factors, namely problems with attachment.