The toughest thing ive come to realize in OCD recovery is that the thoughts don’t go away. We can get to the point where we are comfortable and happy with our recovery but the thoughts never go away and every once and a while they slip and itll cause u too react. Just something ive noticed.

I feel very frustrated by this, and it gets in my way because my brain wants to believe the thoughts will go away permanently so when they come back I can become really upset and make a flares worse for myself by getting angry that the thoughts are there. Acceptance is everything. 