“Obsessive thoughts are often a response to confusing discomfort for danger. This is the premise of all anxiety, but particularly with OCD.”— Brianna Wiest, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: ocd, Discomfort, danger
“The whole problem is that OCD makes you incapable of controlling your attention. While nobody has power over what thoughts pop up in their heads, they usually do have autonomy over whether or not they focus on them. This is not the case with OCD.”— Brianna Wiest, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: ocd, Thoughts, Attention
“It’s not always about repetitive actions, counting steps, or making sure things are super clean – the classic signs of OCD. It’s more often about not being able to let go of a thought or fear, and then taking extreme measures to resolve the problem.”— Brianna Wiest, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: ocd, actions, Steps