04-07-2014, 01:37 PM
When you're obsessive-compulsive, you're not necessarily attempting to seek pleasure. An obsessive-compulsiveness is based on fear/anxiety, which when engaging in certain types of behavior will help to relieve the fear/anxiety - only to certain extent. Same 'family' of conditions such as body dysmorphic d/o, hoarding, trichotillomania (picking hair), excoriation (picking skin), etc.
Where's the pleasure in that? 'Importantly, obsessions are not pleasurable or experienced as voluntary: they are intrusive and unwanted and cause marked distress or anxiety in most individuals.' 'Compulsions are not done for pleasure, although some individuals experience relief from anxiety or distress.' (that's from the diagnostic manual).
Where's the pleasure in that? 'Importantly, obsessions are not pleasurable or experienced as voluntary: they are intrusive and unwanted and cause marked distress or anxiety in most individuals.' 'Compulsions are not done for pleasure, although some individuals experience relief from anxiety or distress.' (that's from the diagnostic manual).
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