Compulsions Sentence Examples

We would be as gods, existing with no imperatives, no external compulsions, and no priorities.

Don't try to change a hoarder's mind about the reason for his compulsions or try to throw away or give away his collections; it will only make him want to push you away.

Medication helps stabilize the person's feelings so he is not compelled to act on them, while therapy helps him change the thoughts he has about his compulsions.

However, the PC's very flexibility created one of the strongest compulsions for the creation of the video game consoles - the nemesis of PC gamers everywhere.

Compulsions often develop as a way of controlling or "undoing" obsessive thoughts.

These ritual actions, known as compulsions, help reduce anxiety caused by the individual's obsessive thoughts.

Often described as the "disease of doubt," the sufferer usually knows the obsessive thoughts and compulsions are irrational but, on another level, fears they may be true.

Most people with obsessive-compulsive disorder have both obsessions and compulsions, but occasionally a person will have just one or the other.

Some people are barely bothered, while others find the obsessions and compulsions to be profoundly traumatic and spend much time each day in compulsive actions.

Compulsions usually involve repetitive rituals such as excessive washing (especially hand washing or bathing), cleaning, checking and touching, counting, arranging, and/or hoarding.

While these compulsions may temporarily ease stress, short-term comfort is purchased at a heavy price-time spent repeating compulsive actions and a long-term interference with life.

The compulsions of OCD, on the other hand, are never pleasurable.

This may be skewed because females are more likely to seek attention for a medical problem, and because it is easier for males to disguise their compulsions, e.g. by shaving or because of social acceptance of male pattern hair loss.