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OCD, OCD, OCD: And The Lessons I Learned fom Breaking It

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It’s popular to talk about high agency, or challenging conventions, or grit, or pushing yourself to your limits - and fighting OCD is entirely about that. Honestly the lessons I’ve learned from it are some of the most important I can express to others. I’ve never really done so, but now I think I should. I have no idea if anyone will really read this, but at least it’s out there if anyone wants to. When people say “I’m being a bit OCD about this”, they’re just describing something entirely disconnected from the actual condition. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is nothing like its popular image. It is not about extreme organisation, or about wanting things to be exactly correct in some pursuit of perfectionism. I don’t know how this difference came about. OCD describes a wide range of behaviours, but essentially it can be summarised as having a few stages: you have a particularly nasty, shocking, disgusting or upsetting intrusive negative thought, you have a spike in stress (for want of a

OCD, OCD, OCD: And The Lessons I Learned fom Breaking It My Experience Living a Repeated Life Lawrence Newport Apr 18, 2023 23 7 4 Share It’s popular to talk about high agency, or challenging conventions, or grit, or pushing yourself to your limits - and fighting OCD is entirely about that. Honestly the lessons I’ve learned from it are some of the most important I can express to others. I’ve never really done so, but now I think I should. I have no idea if anyone will really read this, but at least it’s out there if anyone wants to. The Nature of the Beast When people say “I’m being a bit OCD

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