▲ 6 r/HOCD
Finally over it 🤗
Me: “Let me just check one last time.”
creates scenario in the head
FALSE AROUSAL Activated
waits like a scientist
Brain: “👀 did you feel that??”
Me: “Hmm… not sure. Let me run it again.”
repeats experiment
Brain: “Results: still confused 👍”
.........
Did this so many times
even my own reactions stopped making sense.
Thought I was discovering something.
Turns out… I was just stuck in a loop.
Stopped checking.
Finally got peace.
0/10 experiment
10/10 lesson 🤗
u/Recent_Respond_8155 — 4 days ago