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Question Mar 04, 2020 at 03:36 PM
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I have this thing that I do whenever I have anxiety, I rub my nails on my lips, or stroke my nails, I have to do it the same amount of times on each nail and equally for both hands. I have only just realised that this is probably OCD however and my mum absolutely hates it so if she sees me doing it she'll pull my hand away from my face and I agree with her that it's silly and I want to stop it, but the second she turns away I carry on until I'm equal anyway. And if she's stopped me in the middle, it's all I can think about until I've made each fingernail and both hands equal.

Lately I've been getting increasingly worrying intrusive thoughts that trigger this compulsion, instead of just my social anxiety and I think I should see the GP about it, but I have a really hard time voicing anything, especially concerns about mental health, so for now I'm suffering in silence.

Even whilst typing this I've had to pause multiple times to do the finger thing, and it makes me feel stupid. What do you think I should do?
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Hello 07welale: I see this is your first post here on PC. Welcome to Psych Central. One additional forum that may be of interest to you would be the Anxiety, Panic & Phobias forum. Here's a link just in case you haven't already found it:

https://psychcentralforums.com/anxie...c-and-phobias/

And then here's a link to an article, from Psych Central's archives, on the subject of OCD:

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) | Psych Central

You mentioned intrusive thoughts as being something that is of concern to you. So here are links to 4 articles, also from PC's archives, that talk about how to let go of intrusive thoughts:

Coping with Obsessive Thoughts

9 Ways to Let Go of Stuck Thoughts

5 Ways to Free Yourself From Dark and Obsessive Thoughts

https://psychcentral.com/blog/some-i...top-obsessing/

You asked what members, here on PC, think you should do. My personal opinion would be that talking to your GP (as you mentioned) might be a good first step. At some point you may want to consider seeing a mental health therapist, a psychologist, or perhaps even a psychiatrist (if it were to be decided you need to be on some sort of psychiatric medication.) However, at this stage, I would think talking with your GP about what you're experiencing might be a good way to get started. I hope you find PC to be of benefit.

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Please try not to feel stupid. The behavior you feel compelled to do is not stupid; it is all about brain chemistry - truly

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