How to identify all of the OCD compulsions? #intrusivethoughts #ocdrecovery

I know that self diagnosing is unreliable, so if I suspect I may have OCD, what avenues can I take to know for sure? Preferably things that don’t cost money or require a series of medical appointments

But what defines a compulsion? Is it what you do, how you do it?

I have an obsession that ive had for so long about my emotions its not like other obsessions because it feels like its actually affecting me because im so obsessed about my emotions and how i feel all the time whether im enjoying myself during activities or not and constantly monitoring how i feel so this in resault kind of numbs my feelings because im just watching so close that it breaks the normal flow of emotions and im just stuck in a paradox where i keep checking if im still aware of my so it keeps happening if you have any advice please share it with also im suspecting that its sensorimotor ocd but idk

Mark I won't message you to much, its just causing me a lot of stress wondering whether I am using acceptance or erp as compulsions. I have been trying not to work out this question, but I am just kind of wondering if I'm using therapy as a compulsion, or doing other compulsions without knowing. Should i just not answer these questions and just live with the uncertainty?