Sneaky Compulsions

Anyone have any compulsions they didn't realize were compulsions? I ruled out OCD as a possibility for a long time because I didn't think I had any compulsions, but I'm realizing they can be a lot more subtle than the common examples, like locking doors over and over. I'm slowly discovering many small things I do that could be compulsions (excessively proofreading my posts, ruminating, seeking validation for my feelings in comments sections, etc), and I'd like to hear other people's examples too

Username: Robyn🪴🧘🏻‍♀️🧠Robyn🪴🧘🏻‍♀️🧠

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 34w ago

Avoidance and isolation are definitely compulsions! And compulsions are definitely super sneaky. The farther I got in my therapy, the more I picked up on mental compulsions I had no idea I was doing.

Username: nova!nova!

Date posted: 34w ago

Oh also, could avoidance/isolation be considered a compulsion? Because I tend to do that whenever I'm facing a lot of uncertainty with a certain task or relationship

Username: Phillip91Phillip91

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 34w ago

Absolutely! I’m working through this myself right now with my existential theme. I’ve been watching a YouTube video as an exposure but noticed that I was no longer focused on the ERP but getting swept away in the content waiting for answers. Sometimes I think I’m doing an exposure but OCD takes over and starts a compulsion looking for certainty. The longer you practice ERP the more clearly you’ll be able to tell when your sneakily compulsing haha

Username: rango rango

Date posted: 34w ago

Mine is googling!! I struggle with the health ocd and find myself spending hours googling my symptoms and researching. I go down spirals and can’t stop myself. So so so odd. That and like closing my eyes really tight and shaking my head so that the idea or image will go away.

Username: nova!nova!

Date posted: 34w ago

@rango I do the same thing! Every time I end up going to the doctor for a health issue, I basically already know what they're gonna tell me because I've already googled it into the ground 😭

Username: PreenaPreena

Date posted: 34w ago

Thinking of something I'm about to do and imaging what time would feel right- then checking the actual time to see if it matches. I do this with colours to I imagine what colour feels right and if it's yellow I don't want to do it because yellow is the colour of the chapter on cancer in biology 😭😭

Username: bipolara.dep...

Date posted: 5y ago

what are some of your mental compulsions? I have relationship OCD but I can’t think of many compulsions I have, so does that mean I have pure O?

Username: Effocd

Date posted: 2y ago

Mental compulsions

Can anyone share some advice on mental compulsions? I feel like I’m doing them before I notice I’m doing them (comparing, mental reviewing, reassurance, ruminating). I’m just starting ERP but I don’t know how I’m ever gonna get better if I keep doing them before I realize it ughhh help

Username: dilemma

Date posted: 1y ago

Compulsions

Hello! I’m new and feel pretty alone in my everyday life having OCD. No one else around me has it and they roll their eyes at any of my compulsions. If you’re comfortable with this — leave one of your compulsions in the comments? I’m just trying to find a new normal :) I’ll go first… I hate the bottom and top stair of every staircase. I refuse to touch them and if I do, I have to hold my breath for a certain amount of time to get the feeling to go away. 😂 I know it’s silly but that’s what OCD is, right?

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