Posted by paxvox on October 6, 2001, at 7:27:14
In reply to I have a stupid question......, posted by Kristi on October 6, 2001, at 0:30:20
Not necessarily. It could just be a learned pattern, that can be unlearned. OCD can manifest itself more prominently as either obsessive or compulsive behavior, not necessarily BOTH. I have OCD, at least DX as OCD, however, I am not compulsive as a rule. Obsessions become a problem when they interfer with "normal" life performance to a degree that they are noticeable by others. If you like to check to make sure the door is locked every night, no worries. If you have to go back a second or third timeto check, well......
Your "twosies" may be just a quirk you learned to do. Try consciously NOT to do it, then see how that makes you feel. If you are REALLY uncomfortable to the degree you really are worrying about that second thing, perhaps you might be a candidate for OCD treatment. If you can "will" yourself NOT to do the second thing, and it may take some positive re-enforcement, you may be relatively "normal". Check back and let us know.
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