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Avoiding situations that might trigger your obsessions.Telling, asking, or confessing to get reassurance.

Putting things in order or arranging things until it "feels right".

Collecting items that results in significant clutter in the home (also called hoarding).

"Cancelling" or "Undoing" (example: replacing a "bad" word with a "good" word to cancel it out).

Counting while performing a task to end on a "good," "right," or "safe" number.

Praying to prevent harm (to oneself, others, to prevent terrible consequences).

Mental review of events to prevent harm (to oneself, others, to prevent terrible consequences).

Repeating activities in "multiples" (examples: doing a task three times because three is a "good," "right," "safe" number).

Repeating body movements (example: tapping, touching, blinking).

Repeating routine activities (examples: going in or out doors, getting up or down from chairs).

Checking some parts of your physical condition or body.

Checking that you did not make a mistake.

Checking that nothing terrible happened.

Checking that you did not/will not harm yourself.

Checking that you did not/will not harm others.

Doing other things to prevent or remove contact with contaminants.

Cleaning household items or other objects excessively.

Excessive showering, bathing, tooth brushing, grooming or toilet routines.

Washing hands excessively or in a certain way.

Superstitious ideas about lucky/unlucky numbers, certain colors.

Concern with getting a physical illness or disease (not by contamination, e.g., cancer).

Excessive concern with right/wrong or morality.

Concern with offending God, or concern about blasphemy.

Obsessions about aggressive sexual behavior towards others.

Sexual obsessions that involve children or incest.

Forbidden or perverse sexual impulses about others.

Forbidden or perverse sexual thoughts or images.Inability to decide whether to keep or to discard things.Fear of losing or forgetting important information when throwing something out.Concern with a need to know or remember.Fear of harming others because of not being careful enough (example: dropping something on the ground that might cause someone to slip and hurt him/herself).Fear of being responsible for something terrible happening (examples: fire, burglary).Fear of blurting out obscenities or insults.Fear of violent or horrific images in one’s mind.Fear of acting on an impulse to harm others.Fear of acting on an impulse to harm oneself.

Household chemicals (examples: cleaners, solvents).Environmental contaminants (examples: asbestos, radiation).Compulsions are time consuming and get in the way of important activities the person values. Compulsions can also include avoiding situations that trigger obsessions. People with OCD realize this is only a temporary solution, but without a better way to cope, they rely on the compulsion as a temporary escape. Compulsions: Repetitive behaviors or thoughts that a person engages in to neutralize, counteract, or make their obsessions go away. They come with uncomfortable feelings, such as fear, disgust, doubt, or a feeling that things have to be done in a way that is "just right." They take a lot of time and get in the way of important activities the person values. He or she finds them disturbing and unwanted, and usually knows that they don't make sense. The person does not want to have these ideas. Obsessions: Thoughts, images, or impulses that occur over and over again and feel out of the person's control. Everyday Health: What are some common obsessions and compulsions of people living with OCD?