Visual Tourettic OCD, VT-OCD, TOCD (often confused with Staring OCD)

People with this OCD type experience a strong urge to stare at people’s private parts. The person may either stare(consciously or subconsciously) or feel that they are staring but never actually doing it.

Another manifestation of VT-OCD is involuntarily noticing others’ private parts around them, in their peripheral vision.

The urge to stare is conceptualised as a compulsion, but unlike other OCD types (and unlike Staring OCD), this urge is very similar to a tic.

This OCD type is treated with ERP and ACT, like other OCD types but in some cases, it also often benefit from adding Habit Reversal Treatment (HRT) that is used in the treatment of body-focused repetitive behaviours.