i get what you are saying and i find it really helpful but sometimes it feels like you would be trying to run away from yout own thoughts forever instead of facing them so it feels just as bad as doing the compulsions it is like sooner or later the thoughts that you are ignoring will eventually find you and you will have a relapse  and logically if i were to have a relapse i would rather have it immediately asap and try to solve what is bothering me than postpone it for later what i know that will eventually happen does that make any sense to you  but maybe the act of facing the thoughts by doing a compulsion is just another compulsion any insights on this