The OCD formula/Anxiety Formula. I discovered that most people's anxiety followed a very similar pattern, the anxieties them selves differed greatly, but they all contained the same variables. When these variables exist the chance for anxiety and or OCD to take over exist. Emotional Attachment+Uncertainty+Precedent= Anxiety Let me explain: 1. Emotional Attachments: It has to be something you care about, and or have deep emotional feelings toward. If you don't care about it, you really don't find yourself worrying too much about it. The reason you worry about intrusive thoughts in the first place is because they are attacking something you care deeply about, or else you would just dismiss them. 2. Uncertainty: Your situation/thought has to have some form of uncertainty. If you know exactly what will happen, you also tend to not worry. 3. Precedent: Now this in my opinion is one that isn't talked about much. Your thought and or situation has to have some real precedent and or real world application. All you anxious thoughts come from somewhere, from either past experiences, things we learn or just think we know. If something has never happened and is deemed impossible to happen ever, then chances are you won't worry about it, and if you do it's easier to dismiss. For example; contamination OCD most people know it's unlikely, but they also know there are things that you can touch that can harm you, such as certain chemicals. This real world precedent helps feed anxiety, because we know it's possible, and it exists. Now this doesn't really help those who are suffering with OCD, but it can be beneficial to recognize some parts of a thought and or situation that can induce a high anxiety attitude. Note: I am not a doctor or medical professional, this formula hasn't been tested outside of friends and family and myself. Just something I discovered in common with everyone's anxiety. Not sure if anyone has seen something similar or posted about this, before me, if so credit goes to them.