The “Before/After” Belief That Keeps You Stuck in Sensorimotor OCD
There’s a belief that can quietly keep you stuck in sensorimotor OCD for a long time. It’s the idea that if you could just time travel back to the moment before it started — before you became aware of the breath, the heartbeat, swallowing, blinking, saliva — and make sure you never had anxiety at […]
5 Recovery Mistakes That Keep OCD Alive (And What To Do Instead)
If you’ve been working hard at recovery and you still feel stuck, I want you to consider something. It might not be that you’re not trying hard enough. It might be that you’re making a few very understandable mistakes that keep the OCD cycle alive. And the frustrating part is those mistakes often feel like […]
Sensorimotor OCD and the Perfection Trap: Stop Trying to Do It “Right”
Sensorimotor OCD has a very specific way of trapping you. It convinces you that the way out is to do things perfectly. To come up with the perfect recovery plan.To breathe in the “right” way.To blink correctly.To swallow just right. Because once you’re doing it properly again… you’ll finally feel normal again. And that’s exactly […]
OCD Shrinks Your World: How to Expand It Again
OCD can quietly shrink your world. It’s not just the anxiety — it constantly pulls your attention inward. You may notice yourself monitoring how you feel, checking whether a thought is still there, scanning your body, or analyzing every sensation. At the same time, you might try to work harder or figure out whether you’re […]
Why Avoidance Keeps OCD Alive and What to Do Instead
If you live with obsessive-compulsive disorder, avoidance can feel like relief. You might skip a situation that triggers anxiety. You may push away a thought that feels uncomfortable. Sometimes, you delay a decision because you are afraid of making a mistake. For a brief moment, your nervous system relaxes. The tension eases, and the urgency […]
When OCD Shows Up Quietly: Recognize It and Break Free
If you have been on your OCD recovery journey for a while, you may notice something unexpected. OCD does not always come back loudly. Instead of intense panic, spirals, or obvious compulsions, it can return in a much quieter way. At first, life feels steadier. You are doing the work and feeling more like yourself. […]
Stop Rumination in OCD and Anxiety: Break the Thought Loop Naturally
Rumination in OCD and anxiety can feel endless, but trying to stop or control your thoughts often makes it worse. This article explains how to break the thought loop without fighting your mind, using a more effective and compassionate approach.
The Good Day Trap: Why OCD Gets Worse When You Start Getting Better
When OCD starts to improve, anxiety can suddenly spike again. Learn why the “Good Day Trap” triggers rumination, monitoring, and reassurance seeking—and how to respond consistently to make OCD recovery stick.
Distraction & OCD
The problem with distraction isn’t that we are not paying attention to our obsessions. That as you are only to aware is actually often a huge relief, I mean of course if we are no longer caught up in the bs narrative that our obsessions create then we are going to start feeling better. Good […]
How Our Expectations Influence OCD
Labels Before we get into this I just want to say that we should be a little wary if labels. Whilst it is very tempting to try and give everything a name and a story, sometimes labels can become self fulfilling prophecies. Even with OCD, I try to remind people that yes, you might be […]