I believe this is possible, because that's what I have. What you obsess about does not necessarily have to end in an action (i.e. check the oven is off due to obsessing about burning down the house). Sometimes, as in my case, you obsess about things that can't be acted on--like past mistakes. But the compulsive part may come out in the very minor obsessions (worries, really), like preoccupation that you didn't lock your car, so you have to go check no matter what.
You probably wouldn't lose sleep over not locking your car like you would the intense obsessive thoughts but these worries are concerns that nag you that you act on.
My point is that the Os and the Cs in OCD don't necessarily have to be cause and effect, the Cs aren't always acting on the Os, so to speak. Isn't it possible to have the presense of mind to stop the compulsions while still being plauged by obsessive thoughts?
2006-07-31
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