Perfectionism due to OCD is keeping me from writing

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About two years ago, I started blogging on Quotemantic.com. Despite barely posting, it’s been a huge success with almost 3000 subscribers who enjoy my writing.

However, I can’t fully commit to it. I keep thinking the blog name sucks. Initially, I meticulously changed it to something personally meaningful, but now I cringe when I say it out loud. It feels lame or pretentious, and my heart’s not in it. I keep fixating on the title.

I have some OCD-related hangups, but I think it’s just self-sabotage. I need everything to be perfect to commit 100%, but it will never be perfect. The blog title and look will never fully satisfy me.

Can anyone relate?

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You should probably seek therapy. OCD is a mental health condition that can be managed with the right attitude and therapy treatment

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I completely get this.
One of my professors advised me to aim for a high rate of good enough—let’s say 85–90%—but sometimes even 50% is good enough because, well, it’s your blog and you can always adjust the timing later. Nevertheless, you need to start putting content out there as soon as possible because the sooner you do, the more you’ll benefit from it. This advice really helped me get started.