anxiety of motivation for action

• the urge to enact them is greater than the urge not to, we enact them compulsively under an emotional pressure ... in compulsive behaviour, we are aware of inner tension and resistance; we feel strain when acting the way we do ... always expressed through muscular tension
• anxiety is present in all compulsive action, and it appears before we can do anything about it ... acquire the ability for potent action; that is, to be able to control the body excitations and act as in the case of spontaneous action ... self-direction
• compulsion is sensed as compromising the person's security when motivation for action is conflicting