Accommodating superstitious compulsions escalates them until therapy is demanded

Evidence

I went along with it at first because it calmed my girlfriend down, but it got more and more extreme with the various regulations to prevent mischief. I then gave her an ultimatum that she had to see a psychiatrist and start psychotherapy or I would break up with her. She was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and with the help of therapy, she soon got much better. Now she is grateful to me for making her do it. — Holm Gero Hümmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice, 462