garden
- Date posted
- 6y ago
AllanCPhDAllanCPhD
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Magical thinking OCD is when, for instance, you make a connection between two things which are unrelated. However, it provides momentary relief. Example: 1. Your mum leaves the house in the morning. You give her a hug 3 times. This means that she won’t die driving to work. The two things (mums health and hugging her) are unrelated. But somewhere your OCD tells you that if you do not do this then “something bad” will happen ?
Hl6Hl6
- Date posted
- 6y ago
I pretty much think of it as making connections between events that couldn’t possibly be connected. For example I think that if I don’t pick up stuff of the ground while I’m at stores and order it, something terrible will happen. I also think that if I don’t touch or tap on something the correct way my family will die. I have the same fear with numbers. One also might believe that even thinking about something unlucky will make it more likely to happen. I hope this was somewhat helpful.
garden garden
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Oh I see. Could it have anything to do with astrology (horoscopes) and superstitions do you think?
AllanCPhDAllanCPhD
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Nothing to do with astrology. There is no evidence-base that astrology impacts mood or health. It’s learned behaviour. Where an individual tries to find a way to remove anxiety and fear from a particular stimulus eg. Obsession of parents being injured. ?
garden garden
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Oh no I meant could someone have magical thinking ABOUT horoscopes or superstitions haha
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