such a thing as compulsive avoidance?

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If you have ocd is there such a thing as compulsive avoidance? I think I might have it as I avoid and avoid stuff and then get super anxious and my anxiety runs wild. I don’t want to do the compulsions but I can’t switch them off. Is this real?

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