Every civilization in the world has its own taboos and rituals for “avoiding disasters”, some of which constitute important symbols of the civilization. But among these taboos, a considerable part of them are entirely superstitious explanations of natural phenomena due to the low level of development of science and technology, while the corresponding rituals adopted for this purpose reflect people’s fear of nature and pray for peace of mind. In the thousands of years of development of Chinese civilization, there are also many such taboos and rituals. For example, if someone breaks a bowl, plate or other household utensils during the Spring Festival, the elderly in the family often have to recite a few words of “peace in the year” to dilute the resulting unhappiness or to drive away the “ominous signs” associated with it. “. Similar examples include spitting three mouthfuls of saliva or reciting a “good luck” mantra when encountering a whirlwind blowing by, and reading “bad luck” when encountering a funeral on the road, spitting on a mouthful of saliva and so on. With the widespread spread of modern science and culture and the penetration of people’s hearts, the number of people who believe in these superstitious ideas and take the corresponding rituals has become less and less. However, after the human footsteps into the 21st century, we read about modern superstitions in the newspapers again. A few years ago, a newspaper reported that some children or teenagers have some special superstitious behavior in their lives, such as when they go out very careful which foot they step out of the door that moment is the first door, often because they think out of the wrong foot and worry that certain unlucky things will happen that day, such as poor test scores, parents do not work well, or even relatives will be in a car accident. There are also children in a particular day, must wear a certain rule of dress, that can “ward off evil”. If they do not follow the rules and wear a fixed costume, they will be anxious and anxious, and always have a sense of impending disaster and fear. These children often take some ritualistic actions for this purpose, such as reciting a certain phrase frequently and flexing their fingers repeatedly. They believe that such behavioral actions can counteract or eliminate the negative consequences of their failure to dress according to the rules. Other children are convinced that it is an “ominous” omen when they encounter a garbage truck or a funeral car on their way to school, and worry that they will be criticized by their teachers, get a poor test score, or have a major disaster at home that day. These children also often adopt ritualistic behaviors and actions that they believe will counteract or “turn good fortune into good fortune,” such as spitting, stomping, swearing, and reciting “mantras” that they believe will work. The author of the article argues that this is a modern superstition, but does not further analyze the essence of the problem. On the surface, this is not significantly different from the old feudal superstitions. But a closer analysis reveals the difference. Feudal superstition is a concept that is passed down from generation to generation in folk culture, and the belief in causality and the implementation of the corresponding “ward off evil” rituals is the result of external indoctrination. These so-called modern superstitions, however, are often the product of these children’s own interpretations or attachments, and the ritual behaviors they adopt are their own creations or add their own attachments to certain traditional folk rituals. More importantly, the psychological activities that precede the ritual actions of these children – the conviction that something has a special foreshadowing meaning for them, and that this meaning is often something that concerns them and is detrimental to them – are accompanied by corresponding fear and anxiety. As a psychiatrist, I see the compulsive symptoms behind this modern superstition. These children are convinced that certain phenomena contain foreshadowing meanings that are detrimental to them, and they adopt unique or symbolic behaviors and actions to prevent or counteract the “potential” danger of this “quackery”, and to relieve their anxiety. This phenomenon is essentially a compulsion. This phenomenon is essentially a compulsive hyper-valence concept, which is a kind of compulsive thinking with strong pathological significance. In general, children and adolescents who exhibit this phenomenon are likely to have OCD. Children and adolescents with OCD may be affected by these hyper-valent ideas and may suffer from symptoms such as anxiety and stress associated with these ideas, as well as poor concentration, decreased academic performance, and an overall lower quality of life. In addition, some children may pull their parents into their hyper-valence perceptions and force them or others to perform rituals that they think are useful, causing “no peace” for the whole family. These children may have other obsessive-compulsive thoughts and behaviors in addition to the hyper-valence, such as repeatedly checking what they have done for fear of not completing it, or repeatedly washing their hands or bathing for long periods of time for fear of being contaminated with bacteria. Modern advances in psychiatry have led to a deeper understanding of OCD and the development of effective treatments, and most patients with OCD can be treated satisfactorily with medication and behavioral therapy.