#217- Saying “No” To Real Event OCD Has Triggered My Real Event OCD!

Maya messaged me recently with a question about her Real Event OCD. She decided to finally say “no” to a confession compulsion as part of her Real-Event cycle, but this has re-triggered the OCD theme! What should she do? Sometimes we are stuck in situations where there is no perfect outcome, so we have to do our best, make a choice, move forward, and suffer consequences if and when they come. But, that’s the trick, isn’t it… For more on Real Event OCD, check out this article from The California OCD and Anxiety Treatment Center.