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@ocdbelowzero well I'm curious as to what you'll do if you're not going to accept it? Usually for me it's do the compulsions/try to solve the intrusive thought, or accept it and move on. If accepting uncertainty is too difficult, I tell myself I'll deal with it later when my emotions aren't so high since I don't have the best judgment when I'm so anxious. Sometimes I come back to it and still do the compulsion or I'll realize my OCD is being unreasonable. I also practice telling myself that although the what ifs suck, I'm not in any real danger if they're true.

@ocdbelowzero Lately, I've made the decision to just let it pass and not do anything to try to remember--and also not try to fix anything. In other words, I've made the decision that I need to do NOTHING when the situation comes up. However, I haven't actually put that into practice yet. It's just a decision that I have made. This is much easier said than done. In the past, I have usually ruminated too much and tried to solve things. But I believe that the answer is to let it go. Like I said, this is easier said than done. I have not become good at this yet at all.

@ocdbelowzero Excepting the worst case scenario might be helpful? that is a strategy for accepting uncertainty. There are probably multiple different strategies for that type of situation. I think it depends on what you think is the most helpful. In the end, the important part is to move on :):):)