How to Confront Unexpected OCD

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3 min readApr 14, 2024
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I am cured of my OCD. And yet …

Recently, it seems like nearly every day something happens to trigger my old OCD rituals and I find my self giving into them before I know it. Everyone’s triggers may be different. In my case, if somebody does something rude — spits in public, grabs their crotch, needlessly honks their car horn, etc. — it can, and it used to always, trigger an elaborate mental ritual.

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