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Touching wood

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Justusemyname · 13/04/2015 09:28

I keep doing this and it has become such that I daren't not when thinking I need too . Usually it is about my husband or children dying. It will come to me and I will have to touch wood that they don't die in the night or are ok when I wake up and I haven't heard them. The first time I remember doing it was when I was days off having my youngest child and my nana was dying of cancer. She had had enough and I veered between mainly hoping today was the the day she would be out of pain and being scared it was the day. That was about ten years ago. Blinking heck, I don't think I've been doing it since then .

I don't do it regularly about anything else except occasionally for one situation but mainly it is about the children and trying to stop them from dying.

I know touching the headboard has no bearing on whether anything happens or not but I'm also scared to stop because what if? It just comes to me, it isn't every day but I know it is daft and I'm sure this post has people .

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Justusemyname · 15/04/2015 10:39

I'm wondering if I've had no replies as I've offended for posting in MH? Maybe a boring subject

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UnbelievableBollocks · 15/04/2015 11:52

Hello,

It sounds like a mixture of anxiety and compulsive behavior. Lots of people do this to a greater or lesser extent. I suppose the main question is how much doing this is bothering you can how much its affecting your life?

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Justusemyname · 15/04/2015 13:48

It is annoying me more then anything as I feel I am being held to ransom. How is touching wood going to stop something bad happening to my family? I know it isn't but I daren't take the risk. Sometimes I try not to do it and start thinking things but it always ends up with me touching the flipping wood.

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mummynatty · 15/04/2015 14:01

Hey sounds a bit like OCD as I've been told I have it and getting therapy for it (I'm a lot worse then you :() it gets me down a lot I step on things in street/road and carpet because I feel it I don't do it the kids will get seriously ill or die and about me and my partner but more about the kids :/ it effects me everyday I started out with checking windows and doors because I was scared someone would break in this was 4 and a half years ago now when I moved out of my mums for the first time and had just had my son then it seemed to disappear for a few years and has come back since my some no w4 and a half started school last sep and I had my daugther Deb last year now I worry about everything and anything :/ I would blame myself sooo much is something was to happen to them :,( I struggle my partner is here for me but works a lot and doesn't quite understand don't meet up with friends much just be great to have some to talk to regularly I have posted on chat before but had few replies but stopped month or so ago :/ ( I have a lot more behaviours than the one I put but that's one of main ones I wash up multiple times, fold just do things time and time again I know it doesn't make sense to people that don't haveocd and I know it doesn't but I struggle to stop myself sometimes I case something was to happens if I don't do something ) x

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Justusemyname · 15/04/2015 14:46

I'm sorry to read you are having such a difficult time. I'm not qualified to offer advice but I would recommend talking to someone .

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mummynatty · 15/04/2015 16:53

I do I go to therapy once a week it's meant to be but I haven't been for 2 weeks as half term and get distracted if I take my daughter with me lol I was just trying to say you may have a bit of OCD but wouldn't know I'm not making your post about btw. Depends how much it northers you like other person said to weather you seek help or advice Elluetiyïitb