OCD includes a lot of unusual compulsions. One of my compulsive tics is rotating objects. I'm often unaware of doing it. My body does it without a command. Lets say a cup is on a table. I will turn it for no reason. Then keep turning it until I notice When I do rotate something on purpose it can trap me in a loop.
This happens often when I am screwing on the lid to my coffee cup. I'll spin the lid in the opposite direction a couple of times before spinning it the right way. On a good day one spin is enough. On a not so hot day (this morning) I am stuck spinning. There isn't a way to explain why other than "It didn't feel right". When I thought "you can stop now" my hands kept spinning. [the yoyo man just kept on yo-ing]
It's a really hard cycle to get out of and it usually leaves me feeling really uncomfortable. To get a great idea of how it feels, try to ignore gum stuck in your hair. Do that every moment of every day for years. Pretty good idea of how it feels to not act on compulsions.
For now when a rotating tic hits I haven't figured out how to interrupt them. I know how to work when they're triggered by something (lids) but def not when it goes rogue on me. Things start spinning before I realize and suddenly the cashier is asking why I'm moving the hand sanitizer bottle. Great question, ask the hands.
