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      Hi! Mental compulsions are tricky to detect. Sometimes I only realize hours later that I did a compulsion. So, common things are (in my experience)

      – checking, e.g. how you feel about a topic, are you afraid, comparing thoughts/feelings to “real/wanted” thoughts

      – reassurance, e.g. “I am not a bad person because XYZ”

      – praying, thinking positive things, counting

      – distraction

      – avoidance, thought suppression, hoping thoughts don’t come back

      – overanalysing your thoughts, trying to gain certainty (I have to think it all through, all possible outcomes, I have to be prepared)

      – talking to others about your OCD theme or a related topic to see others’ reactions, e.g. them not seeing it as bad as you do

      – researching OCD, comparing your experiences and symptoms with others’

      I hope this helped. There may be more, but these are the ones I came up with atm. 🙂 The best is to become aware of them being compulsions and trying to reduce them until you no longer do them at all!

       

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