Between
what
is
a
compulsion
via
relief-seeking
and
what
is
legitimate
concern
for
relief?
For
example,
if
you
write
down
an
obsessive
thought
or
tell
someone
the
thought
to
get
it
out
of
your
head,
or
maybe
just
to
relieve
the
anxiety
(or
both),
is
it
a
positive
act
or
a
negative
one?
I'm
sort
of
realizing
the
answer
as
I
type
this.
I
think
it
depends
on
your
motives.
The
degree
of
panic
which
goes
with
needed
to
release
the
anxiety
and
the
frequency
of
such
urges.
But
I
like
the
word
"release."
Is
there
a
difference
between
releasing
anxiety
and
relief-seeking?
