When someone is sitting near me or my side I am having tendency to look at him frequently and while getting touched I am having tendency to tight my muscles. I have consulted a doctor before he told that it is ocd. Please help I am a student and I think I could not afford a paid service now.

Dr. Saranya DevanathanPsychiatrist46yrs exp

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Dear lybrate-user, I can understand your problem of ocd. How much of your tightening of muscles trouble you? if these things don't bother you much, live with it without treatment. If it interferes with your studies or relationships, please do exposure and response prevention technique. In this technique you gradually expose yourselves to least distressing situation to most distressing situation and try to prevent the tightening of muscles. It will cause severe anxiety for you. But if tolerate it for 30 -90 minutes, you will get habituated to the anxiety. If you want take the help one family member or friend's help t0 prevent you from the response. Most of this technique you can learn from the internet. All the best. 

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