Obsessions examples:
- Fear of contamination or dirt
- Having things orderly and symmetrical
- Aggressive or horrific thoughts about harming yourself or others
- Unwanted thoughts, including aggression, or sexual or religious subjects
Examples of obsessions:
- Fear of being contaminated by shaking hands or by touching objects others have touched
- Doubts that you've locked the door or turned off the stove
- Intense stress when objects aren't orderly or facing a certain way
- Images of hurting yourself or someone else
- Thoughts about shouting obscenities or acting inappropriately
- Avoidance of situations that can trigger obsessions, such as shaking hands
This was a very interesting post. Some of the examples of OCD I had never heard of before. I never knew someone could have OCD for shaking hands.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting that you highlighted the difference of obsessions and compulsions, similar to the text's approach. I have a friend with OCD, needs to clean everything for it to be safe, and it is interesting to see from your list that this is most likely a compulsion (similar to "fear of contamination or dirt"
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