In the psychological community, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is defined as an anxiety disorder in which the person has unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, ideas, sensations (called obsessions), or behaviors that make him or her feel driven to do certain things (called compulsions). It is believed that the person carries out the behaviors to get rid of the obsessive thoughts, but the behavior only provides temporary relief. Not performing obsessive rituals can cause great anxiety.
Dain : When the system is overloaded like that, doing an action repetitively, like putting something in place or washing your hands, offers some relief. It’s the one time you are focused enough on one thing to be able to shut out the awareness of all the information that’s coming at you.
Try to find out the triggers of your child’s repetitive behavior.