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Yes, the checking and reassurance seeking feel good in the moment, but it acts as reinforcement for the worrying. Your OCD learns that every time it worries or calls out for attention with intrusive thoughts it gets rewarded with checking and reassurance so the rut you dig only gets deeper. Best to break the trap by accepting the uncertainty and say “I don’t need to answer this right now” and keep on with what you were doing.

In short; yes, it is. I've watched a video from Ali Greymond and she talks about how the more you go on websites, and forums (you know which ones I'm talking about🙃), etc., it will make your OCD worse. This is because your OCD finds new things to throw at you to make you more anxious and keep you stuck in the cycle of Anxiety; which in turn makes your OCD last longer than it needs to. If you want the link to the video, you can let me know! I hope this helps💙✨️💫

That's so true. I am here today because I looked through forums and websites and subreddits. If I hadn't, I mightve been able to recover way before it got so bad.