Adding: I had to figure out what it is that I believe in vs what my OCD has been telling me for so long (too long). For example, my OCD was telling me that all (mostly all, if not all) people are BAD. I believed it. Fast forward, I now believe that there are indeed many bad people (via their words and actions), but there are many good (although imperfect) people.

In the past, I went straight to negatively judging people. Now, whenever possible and appropriate, I shift from judgment to empathy.

To be myself is a product of what I choose to believe (following thinking and figuring it out). I figured that human reality is not a good reality, but it is not as bad as my OCD has been telling me. In the process of seeing (many) others as better people than I previously believed, I see myself as a better person than I previously believed.

I hope this helps.

anita