If you want recovery to go faster and deeper, you have to gently admit something uncomfortable: sometimes OCD feels like it serves you. Not because it’s good. Not because you want it. But because in certain moments it gives you something — a sense of control, a burst of relief, reassurance, certainty. Even if it only lasts a few seconds.

Real change begins when you can acknowledge that without shame. When you say, “I see what this has been giving me — and I’m ready to get those needs met in a healthier way.” That’s where motivation gets stronger. That’s where courage deepens. And that’s when recovery becomes real.

Keep going.

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Rumination is almost universal in OCD. Different themes, same loop. The mind grabs a question and refuses to let go.

One thing I often recommend is building the skill of directing your thinking. Not controlling thoughts. Directing thinking. Most of the day we’re flooded with input — screens, noise, information. We rarely practice choosing what to think about. Go somewhere quiet. Leave your phone. Pick a topic on purpose. Someone you love. A project you care about. A memory. Stay with it. When other thoughts pop up, let them be there and gently return to what you chose.

You’re training attention. You’re strengthening the muscle of choosing where your mind goes. That way, when rumination starts, you recognize it and say, I’m not engaging this right now. I can focus elsewhere. It’s a simple practice, but it builds real freedom.

#OCD #Rumination #ERP #MentalHealth #Mindfulness

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This is a message for every incredible human being in OCD therapy right now.

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, of blessed memory, once said that faith is not certainty, but the courage to live with uncertainty. That’s what you’re doing. Every time you resist a compulsion. Every time you choose not to check, not to wash, not to seek reassurance. You are choosing faith over certainty.

The greatest leap of faith you can take right now is to stop listening to OCD and start listening to your deeper self. Your values. Your soul. You are not your fear. You are someone brave enough to face it. And that courage is already proof of who you really are.

#OCD #ERP #MentalHealth #Therapy #OCDawareness

Disclaimer: This Podcast and all of our mental health learning and educational content is not therapy and is not a replacement for therapy. Noah and Simon do not take this therapist-client role in any way for Resolvve.

Please seek professional help if needed. Go to www.resolvve.ca to get the support you need.

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