19-02-2017 07:00 via theguardian.com

Compulsive behaviour? It may make more sense than you think

Some compulsions are simply expressions of psychological needs we all feelThere are endless motivations for human behaviour, from the basic drives for food and sex to more complicated ones, such as compassion, envy and anger. But none of these explain behaviours that we feel irresistibly, often inexplicably, driven to engage in – compulsions.Compulsions come from a need that is desperate and tortured. They may bring relief, but they bring little enjoyment, and while one part of our brain d
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