Dear Scott:

It is a good thing that you don’t react to your fear of losing your girlfriend by making”some crazy decision or act(ing) out too irrationally”- good thing, as people do impulsively react to fear in very harmful ways, sometimes deadly. Checking social media is not so bad in comparison, but yet it clouds your thinking, taking clarity away, and you need clarity.

A way out of this cycle, on your own (without psychotherapy)… you mentioned OCD. Are you engaged in OCD compulsions in your daily life,  and do you think that repeatedly checking your phone/ social media for activity from her is an OCD compulsion?

anita