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compulsive ritual

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compulsive ritual,
a series of acts a person feels must be carried out even though he or she recognizes that the behavior is useless and inappropriate, commonly seen in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Failure to complete the acts causes extreme tension or anxiety.


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This process involves retraining the thoughts and routines of your life so that you no longer need to perform compulsive rituals to keep your world in order and the fears at bay.
Therefore, we have a few clues to help identify those activities that are actually an Obsessive Compulsive Ritual.
Many times people will feel uncomfortable with their obsessions and doing the compulsive rituals may help them feel a bit better.
 
 
 
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