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▲ 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 🤗

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