What are Compulsions?
What is OCD – Compulsions
Compulsions are repetitive patterns of behavior. A compulsive person feels that he/she is driven to perform these “rituals” and just can’t stop doing them.
Compulsions are a person’s active attempt to manage his/her obsession in the hopes of dealing with it. For instance, if a person is obsessed with germs, he/she may perform an elaborate washing ritual.
Another example is an obsessive concern whether a door was indeed locked or not. The compulsive response would be to check and recheck the door lock five times (or some such specific number) before going to sleep or leaving the house.
Here are 7 typical compulsions:
1. Too much double checking
2. Repeated counting
3. Repeated hand washing
4. Too much cleaning or disinfecting
5. Arranging or ordering
6. Touching (a charm, a light switch, etc.)
7. Hoarding (matchbooks, sweetener sachets, etc.)
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