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@Mk3 Keep "riding out" the demands is OCD. The OCD will whisper to you, then yell at you, then scream at you. Don't obey it. Don't give in to its demands. If you "ride out" the demands of the OCD (and also the icky feelings that it brings), eventually you will come out on the other side. You WIN 🥇 when you refuse to do what the OCD says (even if you still feel icky inside).

@Mk3 Yes!!!! You are on the right track! You're doing the right thing! I know it feels "wrong". But that's because OCD has totally skewed our perception of reality. In truth, the right thing to do is to just go on with our lives and leave all that OCD alone (even though we feel icky inside). I am in the same boat. Alarm bells are going off in my head all day long. I feel like I'm going to die at any misstep. The truth is that I need to live my life normally and let all of this go. But it's hard because OCD has distorted my understanding of reality. The OCD makes me feel like I'm in danger, and I have to follow certain rules in order to keep myself safe. It FEELS like reality, And it takes us a long time to grasp that it is just a matrix created by the OCD. Just keep going and doing exactly what you're doing! Keep sitting it out, even though it feels terrible. It WILL get easier with practice. You can do this!!!! I know it seems wrong, but it is actually the right thing to do

@Mk3 Awesome!!! You are doing great!!!

@Mk3 I soooooooo understand!!!