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If you’ve ever felt like something isn’t quite right—like your shirt isn’t sitting perfectly on your shoulders, or a sentence you wrote needs to be rewritten 20 times until it finally “feels” correct—you might be experiencing what’s known as the “just right” feeling in perfectionism OCD. Perfectionism isn’t just about having high standards or wanting […]

When I first started working as an OCD therapist, I thought my job was to help people find relief from anxiety, uncertainty, and discomfort. Over time, I realized something deeper—true healing isn’t about eliminating discomfort; it’s about learning to tolerate it and move forward anyway. OCD and anxiety don’t just test your patience. They test […]