The Reassurance Trap: Why Answering “Are You Sure?” Keeps OCD Alive
If you struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder, you know how demanding the need for certainty can feel. It can almost feel like life support and needing it to breath. Whether asking family and friends for verbal confirmation, checking the that the stove is off one last time, or spending hours searching symptoms online to try to find out that you do not have something wrong, the urge to ask “Are you sure?” feels impossible to resist. […]