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OCD Means Winning the "Fell For It Again Award" All the Time

Yes, I know this fear didn't come true the last 50 times. This time is different.

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Apr 07, 2026
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While OCD is a pain in the ass in many ways, I don’t think I can overstate that the most annoying part of it is the fact that it can trick a person into believing the same horrible thing will happen (or did happen, unbeknownst to us) no matter how many times that fear failed to materialize in the past. With OCD, all logic goes out the window when your Favorite Fear is in the spotlight. It doesn’t matter how many times you’ve been wrong before—this time it’s different.

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