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- Apr 21, 2024
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Hours ago, my mom sent me a text asking if they had left. I replied with “Who?” and my mom responded with “Sorry,” which made it seem like the message was meant for someone else. My phone has a feature that suggests responses you can send with a single click. The phone only showed one suggestion, “It’s okay,” but I decided not to send it.
One response I considered was a thumbs up
, but I chose not to because I had this OCD thought that sending a thumbs up would make my mom associate it with this situation every time I sent one in the future. The thought came out of nowhere, but I had a subtle brain 
response to it, which prevented me from sending the thumbs up.
Minutes ago, my mom came to my room and explained she had meant the text for my brother. I didn't say anything, as she interrupted me while I was typing this post, and my brother laughed obnoxiously in the background while my mom admitted that she was tired and accidentally sent the text to me.
In hindsight, I would have preferred to send what the phone suggested, “It’s okay,” or a simple thumbs up. However, my thoughts prevented me from doing that. I saw a video titled SSRIs as a Treatment for OCD, but I didn’t click on it. I might need to ask my mom to help me set up an appointment to discuss SSRIs that could help manage these brain responses.
One response I considered was a thumbs up
, but I chose not to because I had this OCD thought that sending a thumbs up would make my mom associate it with this situation every time I sent one in the future. The thought came out of nowhere, but I had a subtle brain response to it, which prevented me from sending the thumbs up.Minutes ago, my mom came to my room and explained she had meant the text for my brother. I didn't say anything, as she interrupted me while I was typing this post, and my brother laughed obnoxiously in the background while my mom admitted that she was tired and accidentally sent the text to me.
In hindsight, I would have preferred to send what the phone suggested, “It’s okay,” or a simple thumbs up
. However, my thoughts prevented me from doing that. I saw a video titled SSRIs as a Treatment for OCD, but I didn’t click on it. I might need to ask my mom to help me set up an appointment to discuss SSRIs that could help manage these brain responses.
