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One thing people do CONSTANTLY that they don’t even realize is a compulsion: checking whether they feel anxious. It sounds like this. “How do I feel?”“Am I anxious?”“Do I feel normal today?”“Wait why does my chest feel weird?”“Am I spiraling?”“Do I still feel triggered?”“Why am I thinking about anxiety already?” And this is one of […]

I say this with love. Mmkay? Some of you are consuming so much recovery content that OCD has turned healing into another obsession. Now your entire day looks like: And it FEELS productive. Remember, OCD loves latching onto things that look responsible, self-aware, or healthy. I’ve worked with OCD and anxiety since 2008 and I […]