Is thumb-sucking considered OCD when it is found in adults?

Question

Any website you can find in relation to OCD and thumbsucking would be really helpful.

Answer 1

no its not an OCD, its a just a habit they havent grown out of

Answer 2

Thumbsucking, in an adult, is usually and simply a manifestation of habit, as opposed to a mental problem or ocd. According to the voluminous data on a site focused on this subject, www.thumbsuckingadults.com, many adults engage in this behavior as a reaction to stimulus in their environment such as sleep, reading, watching television and, yes, stress. They've learned to respond to this stimulus by sucking their thumb, a pattern started, typically during infancy, or even prior to birth. The reason why its popularity isn't well known is due to social pressures to keep the behavior stealthy since it's often inaccurately associated with immaturity.

Answer 3

OCD  stems from an underlying thought in which the individual believes that preforming the behaviors will keep the thought at bay.

so, if the thumb sucking is compulsive, than yes, it could be an action linked to OCD, however if not, while still a strange behavior, it is not linked to OCD.