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r/OCPD↗

online community for people with OCPD traits (suspected or diagnosed) and mental health providers

OCPD is characterized by 4 or more symptoms: maladaptive perfectionism; over preoccupation with details, rules, and organization; devotion to productivity to the exclusion of leisure activities and relationships; overconscientious and inflexibility re: morals/ ethics; rigidity and stubbornness; compulsive frugality; reluctance to delegate; and hoarding...an enduring pattern of symptoms (generally defined as 5 years or more) that cause clinically significant distress or functional impairment.

17k subscribers99 posts / mo in Sep 202669 authors / mosince 2010

r/OCPD has 17k members (+26% over the last 12 months). It gets about 99 posts a month from 69 people. Top topics: Motivation & Discipline, Burnout Survival and Workplace Dynamics.

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Size and growth

How r/OCPD has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+26%in 12 months · +5.0% in 3 months · +1.3% in 1 month
Oct 202617k
Growing17k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−12%vs Sep 2025 · +31% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202699
QuieterPeaked at 113 in Sep 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/OCPD

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Motivation & Discipline0.1%
  2. Burnout Survival<0.1%
  3. Workplace Dynamics<0.1%
  4. Neighbor Dog Issues<0.1%
  5. Manager Advice & Tips<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Apple
  2. Substack
  3. ResearchGate
  4. American Psychological Association
  5. Audible

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research