Thread: Don’t Jinx it
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Old Apr 10, 2023, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight View Post
I worry about this, too! Do you by any chance have OCD? This can be part of "magical thinking" with OCD. One aspect can be the fear that if you think something positive, like, "this is going well" (or "I'm happy"), then you're jinxing it, and it will cause things to fall apart.

It's a difficult way to live, and I wish I could stop it.
I do something similar - I have a fear that if I don't incessantly worry about everything, I will cause disaster to befall those I love.
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