@trustandthrive: Optimization OCD is when OCD creates a sense of urgency or pressure to optimize different parts of your life - from the more “simple” day-to-day decisions to bigger life questions related to relationships, career, lifestyle, healing, etc. As a reminder, Optimization OCD is simply a nickname/unofficial term used, not its own diagnosis or a formal clinical term. Resonating with this post does not necessarily mean you live with OCD. With OCD, the focus is more on the function of the behavior in response to the thoughts, feelings, anxiety, or discomfort. Many people who experience OCD related to optimizing parts of their lives may constantly feel like they are “behind” or that they are trying to keep up with internal, often rigid, rules. It can feel like an exhausting loop that never ends. If you can relate, you are not alone. I recently shared a solo episode on this topic on the Trust and Thrive podcast - out now on iTunes and Spotify. #ocdawareness #optimizationocd

Tara | Therapist

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