What binge-watching White Lotus taught me about mental health

Brenna Posey didn’t expect a night of binge-watching White Lotus would turn into a lightbulb moment about her mental health. But somewhere between episodes, sleep deprivation, and the familiar pull of “just one more,” she realized she was caught in a pattern that looked a lot like her experience with OCD.

Giving in felt good for a moment — but the next day, she was exhausted, frustrated, and asking herself the same question many people with OCD face: Why do I keep doing what I know makes me feel worse? In this episode, Brenna shares how that moment helped her reframe the OCD cycle, and how doing the opposite — resisting compulsions, sitting with discomfort, and letting the anxiety be there — is what finally gave her freedom.

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