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Tag: living with OCD

Fire in the Hole!

On 18th May 2026 By Absurd RhioIn mental health, Recovery Updates7 Comments

What began as a recovery wobble became a deeper fall into fear, shame, exhaustion, survival behaviours and a literal fire that no longer even felt like an eating disorder. A post about panic, uncertainty, and trying to climb back out while terrified of the surface.

The OCD Uncertainty Principle

On 5th May 2026 By Absurd RhioIn mental health awareness, OCD, Recovery Updates3 Comments

My brain can’t tolerate uncertainty, even though I love it in physics. Recovery gave me something to lose - joy in food, strength, a sense of self - and now anxiety fights to control it. I’m doing everything right, and it’s still hard. That’s the part no one tells you about living with OCD.

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