To anyone struggling with HOCD let me tell you there is hope. HOCD was my first symptom I noticed from OCD, I had a horrible time with it and it started taking over my life, this was even before therapy. So i looked up what to do and just out of the blue started saying “maybe, maybe not” and even just flat out not reacting. My HOCD severly went down and today is one of my least common OCD symptoms. I still get the thougjts to this day but it doesnt matter because I don’t react. This is a lot easier said than done and took months of oractice and struggle but trust me for those who are really struggling just follow a few tips sith the end goal of no reaction at all bc the more you react ocd wins! Good luck