Withold
When OCD spikes and the urge to do a compulsion feels impossible to resist — your companion is here. Not to give you answers. To help you sit with the uncertainty.
You don't have to have the answer tonight.
What is Withold?
OCD spikes are moments when intrusive thoughts create overwhelming anxiety and an almost unbearable urge to perform a compulsion to make it stop. Withold is a companion for those moments. It won't give you answers or make the feeling go away — but it will sit with you, help you understand what's happening, and orient you toward the only thing that actually works: facing the discomfort without the compulsion.
How it works
Open the app
When a spike hits, open Withold. No onboarding, no friction.
Talk to your companion
Your companion listens, reflects, and helps you understand what OCD is doing to you right now.
Face it
The conversation ends without resolution. That discomfort is the work. That's ERP.
What Withold is not
Withold is not a therapist. It is not a cure. It will not tell you everything is going to be okay. It will not give you the answer you're looking for. It is a companion that understands the disorder from the inside — and believes in your ability to sit with uncertainty, even when you don't.