Individuals with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) frequently report uncomfortable sensations of things not being just right (“not just right experiences”; NJREs) and a need to ritualize until they quiet these sensations.

Not-Just-Right OCD involves a sense of incompleteness or things feeling “not right,” leading to distress and repetitive behaviors to achieve a sense of completeness. It is distinct from OCD symptoms driven by anxiety and feared consequences.

“Not just right” feelings are a significant aspect of OCD that can cause considerable distress and impairment. Understanding these feelings from a cognitive perspective highlights the importance of addressing maladaptive beliefs and promoting adaptive thinking.

“Just right” obsessions are thoughts and/or feelings that something is not quite right or that something is incomplete. For example, a “Just Right” obsession would be a person feeling that their hands are not quite clean when washing them. An example of a “Just Right” compulsion is a person washing their hands until the