Perfect metaphor for OCD happened to me

So I was walking along the street, and in an effort to avoid an older gentleman, I started walking along the grass to pass him. What happened next is that my shoes slipped on the mud, and I tumbled down and got myself dirty in front of a bunch of people.

So because of my unnecessary effort to avoid the man, I ended up falling down in the mud and hurting myself.

That's compulsions for you; they make you think you're doing the right thing when they're not necessary. If you give in to them, you will be hurting yourself, but if you don't, both you and everyone else will be fine 😊