The Examined Path Through OCD and intrusive thoughts

Obsessive patterns are an intensified form of vṛtti — mental fluctuations that repeat and amplify because the mind has mistaken the thought for a threat requiring resolution. The intrusive thought is not the self; it is a movement arising in awareness, temporarily mistaken for identity. Precise mapping of these loops — their triggers, their compulsive responses, their transience — is the beginning of freedom from their grip.

The course sequence, in order.

Each step builds on the last.