The thing is, when you have ocd, you can think and think about things that happened several days, months or years ago, and get used to instinctively checking that a certain thing is a certain way. By the time you have gone through this ritual, is everything perfect? No way… We can’t control the world, so keep telling yourself ‘It will be fine.’ One important thing to remember is we know a lot about mental health and we’re also getting better at realising no one is ‘normal’ and there’s no way of knowing that what works for your ocd works for others. I’ve never been good at keeping to the rules and I like to see people with ocd ditching the rules society makes in favour of their own rules that periodically get reviewed. The thing is, no one gets hurt if you just stick to rules that work for you. Try it!
