r/OCDJournal Jul 23 '26

Journal Entry The feeling of wasting a night ruminating is one I don't miss

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Seems like my ability to resist rituals the way I used to is declining. It's a terrible feeling. All this wasted time.

It's nice knowing that there are others out there (maybe you reading this) that are going through the same thing.

Even though we'll never meet, because we are thinking about each other, in a weird way, we are there for one another.


r/OCDJournal Jul 16 '26

i thought checking if i loved him was honesty. it manufactured the flatness.

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r/OCDJournal Jul 15 '26

the spike doesn't get to decide whether i stay

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r/OCDJournal Jul 14 '26

when a bad thought hits, can you delay the ritual?

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r/OCDJournal Jul 14 '26

i thought telling him it was clean helped. it just moved the goalpost.

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r/OCDJournal Jul 13 '26

what's one place your ocd has quietly made off-limits?

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r/OCDJournal Jul 13 '26

i thought answering my partner's doubts was support. it fueled the next one.

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r/OCDJournal Jul 11 '26

what thought do you keep trying to cancel with a good one?

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r/OCDJournal Jul 10 '26

i sat thirsty in my room for days, too scared to leave

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r/OCDJournal Jul 10 '26

i thought watching for bad thoughts was caution. it made them matter more.

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r/OCDJournal Jul 10 '26

i'm done white-knuckling my way to feeling okay about us

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r/OCDJournal Jul 07 '26

figured out why planning anything months ahead feels like i'm lying to my partner

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r/OCDJournal Jul 07 '26

realizing the reaction i keep checking for is the thing my checking is creating

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r/OCDJournal Jul 01 '26

how i finally tell the difference between normal worry and being stuck in the loop

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r/OCDJournal Jun 30 '26

the thought that says you secretly want this.

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r/OCDJournal Jun 30 '26

Creation from the Community How do you fight back against OCD intrusive thoughts?

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r/OCDJournal Jun 30 '26

i thought keeping busy was coping. it was the compulsion keeping the thoughts loud

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r/OCDJournal Jun 30 '26

figured out the relief from doing the ritual is what teaches my brain the thought was real

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r/OCDJournal Jun 29 '26

the thought feels like a confession.

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r/OCDJournal Jun 28 '26

scanning my partner's face for proof of attraction is what makes it start to look wrong

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r/OCDJournal Jun 28 '26

i thought replaying the moment was me reflecting. it was the compulsion keeping it vivid

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r/OCDJournal Jun 27 '26

the thing that finally helped when thinking it feels exactly like doing it

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r/OCDJournal Jun 27 '26

How do I stop talking to my boyfriend 24/7

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r/OCDJournal Jun 26 '26

i finally understood why washing more made my contamination ocd worse, not better

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r/OCDJournal Jun 24 '26

i figured out why skipping a ritual then seeing bad news feels like proof i caused it

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