Compulsions
- Washing/Cleaning
- Counting
- Repeating
- Organizing/ aligning
- Mental Compulsions – reviewing, cancelling, self-reassurance.
Obsessions
- Sexual
- Contamination
- Violent/harm
- Religion (scrupulosity)
- Identity
- Relationship
- Real event, etc.
Recurring thoughts, images, urges, or sensations, that are intrusive, unwanted, and often create uncomfortable feelings such as disgust, guilt, anxiety, or doubt. Please note, not all obsessions fall into a category and not all categories are listed.
Mental and physical acts which an individual feels driven to perform as a means of reducing the uncomfortable feelings created by the obsessions. Compulsions feel necessary in the moment, and the individual often expresses a desire to not complete them. Please note, not all obsessions fall into a category and not all categories are listed.