Do You Have a Fear of Snakes?

The decision to publish that article was one of the most difficult decisions you've ever made. Why specifically, did your derpis push you to publish the article? Because not writing it would have been avoidance. An avoidance just makes the beast go grow stronger. In my case, i had developed such a discomfort with o c d that i was scared that by writing about it, o c d was going to hurt me.