You look back on all of the obsessions you’ve previously had and see how silly they were. Just remember, the obsession you’re currently working on will seem silly in a little bit if you work on it.

Why is it that you beat one OCD think, but another OCD thing comes up related to it, but the same theme?

I think it's important to be able to make fun of yourself and joke about these things, so, just for fun, what's the silliness obsession you've had? Here's mine: when I was six I convinced myself that my overdue library books would create a butterfly effect that would end the world

If you can elaborate on them, I would be more than happy.