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What Are Compulsions and Why Must You Know Them?

Compulsions are a hallmark of anxiety disorders and OCD but don’t think you’re lucky enough to be immune to them. In fact, we are all…

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Joe Gibson
Aug 02, 2023
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Compulsions are a hallmark of anxiety disorders and OCD but don’t think you’re lucky enough to be immune to them. In fact, we are all subject to them on some level -and it’s wise to know why.

What Are Compulsions?

Compulsions are the behaviors we carry out in order to make ourselves feel better; foreshadowe…

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