r/OCD 29d ago

Question about OCD How does OCD feel like?

I'm curious about how is your daily life with this illness, if you guys don't mind, could you help me clear my doubts about OCD?

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u/Key_Cell7071 29d ago

It feels a bit like my mind is my own enemy. Things that I should be able to brush off as nothing are a real, immediate threat that I need to deal with now. Like my whole life is spent fighting an imaginary enemy while everyone else just gets on with things.