Trying to get rid of compulsive thoughts and behaviours will not work. Even if it did work, the underlying problem will still be there and will surface in a different form, maybe worse than the first way.
Your consciousness is always talking to you. If you ignore it for too long, the built-up stress will find an outlet, a favourite one being compulsions. Compulsions are thoughts that go round and round ad infinitum or nonsensical behaviours that seem to have a mind of their own. Instead of trying to kill the messenger (the compulsion), try to discover from whence it came. Who or what has sent it?
