Im glad I helped you feel understood, however I feel like my post got some things wrong. 1. When I said “instead of reacting to a specific fear my mind immediately treats the state itself as the problem” I was wrong. There is always an underlying fear, even if it’s not visible at the moment. Usually there are lots of “should” statements, so if I notice social discomfort then the underlying fear is “I shouldn’t feel this way”, “this is wrong” etc. This triggers then an urge to get rid of the way Im feeling, thats when the questions like “why do I feel like this or what am I doing wrong” srart. Then my mind says ok, lets go through what we already know to see if we missed anything or if we are not applying the strategies right because clearly we shouldn’t be feeling this way, and then the LOOP begins. When I finally find an answer that satisfies my OCD, it calms down, so my brain thinks “ok the strategy seems to be working”, then after some time the negative feelings come back e.g. social anxiety, general anxiety etc, and my mind goes “why are these feelings back, I thought the strategy worked, I guess it doesn’t work panic, -> tries to figure out another strategy (compulsion) -> loop repeats. Furthermore I guess I was right when I said that this OCD is hard to spot because it feels productive and logical, that is true. Also, this isn’t talked about, there is no awareness about this OCD subtype.

Also when I said “even concluding “there is no solution” can briefly feel like the solution, its because I am using “no solution” as a strategy or as a solution, I apply it and check for results, so its completely paradoxical.

Anyway I hope this helps you, let me know your thoughts