Why do I do so many physical compulsions

[Vickii]

Not sure if compulsions is the right word, happy for you to offer your opinion.

Intrusive thoughts are currently being ignored as best I can while I wait for a appointment to deal with them

But I have always also done so many random physical compulsions. I have a few that I have done for some time -

*Taping my phone a certain amount of times and making sure the screen is clear from smears before I can turn it on or off.

*Touching my nose then legs in a sequence.

*Pulling an unhappy face when I look in the mirror, so that I don't jinx myself and encourage bad things to come way. And more.

But then I can also randomly create compulsions as I go along like not wearing a certain clothes item because I had a negative thought about wearing it or I relate an item to something bad happening so won't wear it even if I really like it. Some I only do once then I forget about them and move onto something else.

It's all very frustrating. I have tried to work out why I do so many, it seems like it's because I am trying to stop something bad happening or sometimes just to make it feel right.

Does this sound like 'Normal' behaviour to you?

Thanks

Vickii

 

Edited October 14, 2017 by Vickii

[PolarBear]

Yes it's very normal for someone with OCD. They're all compulsions and can be safely stopped.

Don't try to work out why you do them. It's because of OCD and that's all you really need to know.