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You’re brushing your teeth and replaying something you said earlier. You’re driving and re-running a conversation, changing your tone slightly each time to see how it lands. You’re sitting on the couch, staring at your phone, but you’re not really there. You’re going back over a thought trying to figure out if it “means something.” […]

Every year around St. Patrick’s Day, my DMs get very predictable. “Why is my anxiety so bad after drinking?” “Why do I feel guilty the day after going out?” “Why am I replaying everything I said last night?” “Did I ruin something? Did I embarrass myself? Did I cross a line?” If you have OCD […]