OCD isn’t about being clean. It’s about being trapped in an exhausting mental game you never agreed to play. From intrusive thoughts about hurting someone to convincing yourself you’re a terrible person for even having the thought, OCD is the ultimate trickster. If your brain loves to scream “what if” about everything from germs to relationships to whether you’re even real, this one’s for you.
Here’s the thing: I’m a believer in what I call Choosing Your Hard. Is therapy hard? Sure. Is ERP scary? Absolutely. But so is living with OCD.
OCD isn’t about being clean. It’s about being trapped in an exhausting mental game you never agreed to play. From intrusive thoughts about hurting someone to convincing yourself you’re a terrible person for even having the thought, OCD is the ultimate trickster. If your brain loves to scream “what if” about everything from germs to relationships to whether you’re even real, this one’s for you.
Here’s the thing: I’m a believer in what I call Choosing Your Hard. Is therapy hard? Sure. Is ERP scary? Absolutely. But so is living with OCD.