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One of the most defeating feelings with OCD is finally thinking:“Okay. I got through THAT obsession.” …only for your brain to immediately attach itself to something completely new three days later. Now suddenly it’s: Exhausting. And this is usually the moment people start panicking that: One of the sneakiest things about OCD is that people […]

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 […]