Superstitions...May Trigger

[Caty]

My mom was telling me that my great grandmother was very superstitions, and I asked her what types of things was she superstitions about. So she began to tell me things. One of them was that if a picture fell off a wall behind someone’s head then they would die, that why she said my great grandfather died. My friend’s mom was telling me one time that she heard if you drove across a railroad track and held your feet up it would good luck, but if you didn’t then bad of course. I know that this stuff is just old wise tells, but it stil bugs me. I find myself worrying about things like this sometimes. I always hold my feet up (even though it’s hard when your driving). If I knock a picture over when I’m walking out of the room, I always look back and try to make sure my head wasn’t directly behind it. Is this like OCD??? Has anyone else been like this??

 

[keryakos]

no .. not unless it becomes an obsession ..unless youre brain becomes locked on thinking about it uncontrollably then no

 

[Caty]

so if worrying constantly over something isn't ocd, then i must not have ocd. because it's not like it's an uncontrollable worrying, i worry about it all the time. the worry is from me.

 

[keryakos]

superstitions are like any behavior or thought process they arent obsessions
until they become obsessions but a superstition in and of itself is not

 

[Caty]

no...what i mean is that can they become obbsessions?? Or can people with OCD be bothered by them?

 

[keryakos]

no...what i mean is that can they become obbsessions?? Or can people with OCD be bothered by them?

You can become obsessed with them yes ..