I’ve always dealt with extreme guilt about things in my past and the only way I feel better is by telling my mom. And then I’d feel relief until the next thought comes into my mind. Is this a compulsion? I’m not looking for reassurance but just genuinely curious

Although I am not a professional, confession is thought of as a compulsion from my understanding.

Yes this is my main compulsion- referred to as confessing. You need to start sitting through it or it’s going to get worse.

But I feel like it will always be on my mind until I say something! It’s torturous

@Kdrizzy Yes because it’s an obsession! If you keep feeding into it it’s going to make it worse.

Yes I think it is a compulsion. I am feeling the something similar right now.