You Are Not Your Own Substack

You Are Not Your Own Substack

How to Live with Doubts

In general and with OCD

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O. Alan Noble
Feb 06, 2026
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I have doubts. My doubts have doubts. Sometimes those doubts grow doubts until I’m in so deep that I forget what the original doubt even was and I’m not sure where I am or what I’m doing.

Some doubting is normal and healthy. It’s part of our creational design to keep us safe and conscientious. This morning I didn’t …

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