Omkar Naik

When I suggest a small change, people often pause and say, almost apologetically, “I’m not sure if this will work.” They usually explain that they understand their problem and know what’s recommended. What they don’t say is that the life they’re living, even with all its difficulties, is familiar. It gives them control, sometimes even safety. In that moment, it becomes clear they’re not choosing suffering - they’re choosing certainty.

This question came up during one of my training sessions with my team. Someone asked me what we can do when a patient genuinely does not understand where their emotions are coming from. Not when they are avoiding the question, but when they truly don’t have the awareness or the words to describe what is happening inside them. Sometimes, they sit across from you and say, “I don’t know,” and there really is nothing more they can add.

OCD does not mean “bad logic.” It means logic being used at the wrong time.