Jenna Overbaugh

Jenna Overbaugh OCD/anxiety therapist, podcast host, creator
Helping people overcome their fears since 2008

01/17/2026

This isn’t about you “doing”. It’s about NOT doing your compulsions and continuing to go about your life while continuing to not answer OCDs questions. It might feel irresponsible, scary - but those are the chances you’ll have to take knowing 1) certainty is not possible and 2) the costs of continuing to ritualize are just simply too great.

Drop a ❤️ emoji if you agree.

01/17/2026

🙃 There are always exceptions especially when we are talking about comorbid conditions etc but FOR THE MOST PART.. talk therapy is not only unhelpful for OCD and anxiety but can be detrimental.

The cyclical and repetitive and endless talking about topics especially about the past can detract from what needs to be done now and in the future.

The talking without action and plans and structure can be reassurance or verbal rumination or distraction/avoidance.

With that said even though I treat OCD and anxiety, it’s not like I don’t .. talk to my clients. Of course we talk. It’s important to hear their story. It’s not an all or nothing thing. AND my priority is on the here and now and what we do about that for the future.

To get started and learn more, DM me “NEWSLETTER” and you’ll get an instant freebie that’s been called a ⭐️gamechanger⭐️.

01/17/2026

Overthinking how to get started on your OCD journey? (Very on brand, I know 😅)

Don’t worry - I’ve got you⤵️

Comment STRATEGIES for my free masterclass : Breaking free, 5 strategies for managing anxiety & intrusive thoughts💬

01/17/2026

One quick tip that will help you feel less anxious over time?

STOP TRYING TO PUSH YOUR SCARY THOUGHTS AWAY.

It may sounds paradoxical, but I can’t even begin to tell you how much this will backfire. When you try to push your thoughts away, push push push away, you end up evoking a rebound effect where you actually tell your brain this thought is dangerous - therefore, you have this thought more.

And here’s the best part - by allowing those thoughts to be there, and by incrementally changing your behaviors and reducing rituals, you can start to experience true freedom.

Have you tried to push your thoughts away before? Have you witnessed this bouncing back to bite you in the butt? I’d love to know.

01/16/2026

Running. Slowing down. Being with my kiddo. Being away from my kiddo. Traveling. Staying home. Being with friends. Alone time. Having fun. Chilling out.

These moments aren’t inherently perfect moments. I look back on some of the videos and can remember feeling nervous energy that day or struggling with anxiety. But it’s all part of the journey. And even though I had some anxiety in these moments, it didn’t hold me back. I did all the things I wanted and more. I went for it and kept going for it even though it felt hard.

Drop the fantasy idea of recovery being perfect with no anxiety and no bad days. It doesn’t exist. This “second best life”, as Jonathan Grayson would call it, is still pretty dang wonderful even if it’s not perfect (because perfect doesn’t exist).

Let’s get to your version of recovery, shall we? ♥️ DM me “newsletter” to get weekly updates and encouragement from me + an awesome freebie to jumpstart your world.

01/16/2026

What a day in the life looks like living with intrusive thoughts... PART 4!

Overthinking how to get started on your OCD journey? (Very on brand, I know 😅)

Don’t worry - I’ve got you⤵️

Comment STRATEGIES for my free masterclass : Breaking free, 5 strategies for managing anxiety & intrusive thoughts💬

01/16/2026

If you’ve ever told someone you have OCD and they respond with,

“Oh same, I just love to clean,”

you’ve probably felt that mix of shame + frustration.

The truth?⤵️
There’s a massive difference between liking things neat and having intrusive, disturbing thoughts that completely violate who you are.

Real OCD looks like:
❌ “What if I snapped and hurt someone?”
❌ “What if this thought means I’m dangerous?”
❌ “Why does my brain think this? What does it mean about me?”
❌ Mental checking on repeat until you’re exhausted.

OCD isn’t about organization.

It’s doubt, fear, and compulsions that hijack your life.

If you see yourself in this, you’re not alone - and you’re not the person your thoughts try to convince you you are.

Comment STRATEGIES for my free masterclass : Breaking free, 5 strategies for managing anxiety & intrusive thoughts💬

01/16/2026

If you’ve ever told someone you have OCD and they respond with,

“Oh same, I just love to clean,”

you’ve probably felt that mix of shame + frustration.

The truth?⤵️
There’s a massive difference between liking things neat and having intrusive, disturbing thoughts that completely violate who you are.

Real OCD looks like:
❌ “What if I snapped and hurt someone?”
❌ “What if this thought means I’m dangerous?”
❌ “Why does my brain think this? What does it mean about me?”
❌ Mental checking on repeat until you’re exhausted.

OCD isn’t about organization.

It’s doubt, fear, and compulsions that hijack your life.

If you see yourself in this, you’re not alone - and you’re not the person your thoughts try to convince you you are.

Comment STRATEGIES for my free masterclass : Breaking free, 5 strategies for managing anxiety & intrusive thoughts💬

01/16/2026

This is why your OCD plays whack a mole with you.

It’s because you don’t have a contamination problem or a relationship problem or a driving cars problem.

You have a problem with how your brain processes doubt.

When it comes to certain things that you value too much, the stakes feel too high to take the chances others take.

Wherever you’re not tolerating doubt is where OCD will fester.

To learn more about this, DM me “newsletter” I talk A LOTTTTT about this in my weekly emails and also on my podcast called “All The Hard Things” - available wherever you get your podcasts.

01/16/2026

There’s a massive difference between liking things neat and having intrusive, disturbing thoughts that completely violate who you are.

Real OCD looks like:
❌ “What if I snapped and hurt someone?”
❌ “What if this thought means I’m dangerous?”
❌ “Why does my brain think this? What does it mean about me?”
❌ Mental checking on repeat until you’re exhausted.

OCD isn’t about organization.

It’s doubt, fear, and compulsions that hijack your life.

If you see yourself in this, you’re not alone - and you’re not the person your thoughts try to convince you you are.

Comment STRATEGIES for my free masterclass : Breaking free, 5 strategies for managing anxiety & intrusive thoughts💬

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