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Most of the superstitions are already told by people ....and I hardly follow any..😛...but I do knock on the wood to protect someone/something from being jinxed 😆 touchwood kinds.

Originally posted by: Newbird

Every Superstition comes under OCD 😊. All the superstitions mentioned in this thread/any other superstitions come under OCD.. This is called "Magical thinking" in OCD.. Obsessed with a religion comes under OCD too. OCD is very common. Just saying for the information.😊

Thanks for the info. Although I feel magical thinking applies to excessive abuse of superstitions, where for instance someone is plagued with intrusive thoughts for not following through a superstition to the point they are not able to function normally or carry out daily life chores. Does it apply when someone goes along with a superstition where they are not fully convinced of its utility but still follow because of social/familial pressure?

Originally posted by: ohophelia

Thanks for the info. Although I feel magical thinking applies to excessive abuse of superstitions, where for instance someone is plagued with intrusive thoughts for not following through a superstition to the point they are not able to function normally or carry out daily life chores.

Does it apply when someone goes along with a superstition where they are not fully convinced of its utility but still follow because of social/familial pressure?

@Red

If you have only those intrusive thoughts, they are called obsessions. If those thoughts leads to compulsions (repetitive behaviors), it comes under OCD.. Depending on how much it is affecting your daily life the degree of OCD is determined like Mild, Moderate or Severe.

@blue

No. if you follow those superstitions to avoid conflict with family /society it is not called "Magical thinking".

Mom se nazar utarwana when I'm not feeling well. (Self obsessed 😆?)

Obviously it must have happened because of someone's buri nazar and not because of my own lifestyle habits. 🤷‍♀️

Not eating something white before leaving the house. Take a sip of water before leaving.

Not cutting nails or washing hair on Thursdays and Saturdays.

Aur bhi hain yaad nhi aa rha. 😆

Originally posted by: you2

Seeing an owl during the day..there will be a death in the family.

It happened.So I will be terrified, if I see one again in my life.

Harry potter world one one side vrs everyone you know and care for..

Harry potter world one one side vrs everyone you know and care for......

Harry potter world one one side vrs everyone you know and care for.........

...I dunno it's a tough one.. .. Harry potter is once in a life time you know?!

Originally posted by: D3viL

Harry potter world one one side vrs everyone you know and care for..

Harry potter world one one side vrs everyone you know and care for......

Harry potter world one one side vrs everyone you know and care for.........

...I dunno it's a tough one.. .. Harry potter is once in a life time you know?!

Lmao.

To be fair, even though Harry is fictional, he did have his entire family die.. and eventually everyone he cares about dies (even poor Hedwig dies). So in some way it all links back to the owls he sees around his house ya know. You-know-who who? The masterminds were owls all this time

My favourite one has got to be about wearing yellow on thursdays. Totally harmless.

I see so many women around me wearing yellow on Thursdays.

Do you guys think women tend to be more superstitious than men?

Originally posted by: Shwetha02

Two days back a lizard fell on me & i tried to shush ,but it refuse to get down😆..

Anyone knows what kind of shakun is this ?

Reminds me of the time when a lizard had crash landed on my shoulder 😆

Okay may be not crash landing but simple landing. 😆

I consider 13 lucky.

There will always be a black cat in the family.

I always cross myself when I see road kill.

I cannot read more than one book at a time. And I will see a book to the end even if I am not enjoying it.

No two people at a table in a restaurant should order the same dish. I will change my pick if someone has already ordered what I wanted.

Tu meri ho. Sirf meri.