Hi everyone,

I haven't been diagnosed with OCD but was wondering if I could possibly have it.

I'm 25 now, and have had this for at least several years, probably close to 10 years. I don't remember when it started exactly and what was the trigger. Is there often a trigger which starts off OCD?

I was wondering if OCD often gets worse over time? I say this because what I have has been pretty steady and is only worse at times where I feel I have a lot on my plate or am feeling anxious or stressed about something. I'm not sure if I should seek professional help.

I do things in 2's, 3's, 5's and 10's - For example, I'm doing something and I feel my thumb touch 2 fingers, that 'equals' 3. I don't like odd numbers (!), so I tell myself that I need to 'make 10' and then it will be mission completed. So I tap my thumb on one finger, and that equals 2, now total 5, but I like equal numbers of 10's, 20's, etc, so I do it again to make a total of 10. I mainly do this OCD thing with my hands but sometimes it can be with other things like with my teeth touching together.

Asides from this, I don't really think I have other symptoms which I've read about in which OCD can be present - Like overly cleaning etc.

One thing I am not sure about, is the intrusive thoughts symptom - Sometimes something seems to switch in my head and I think to do something like scream on a quiet bus for example or another impulsive thing... I won't go in to the other thoughts as they're pretty weird! Is that also a symptom of OCD, or not exactly?

Thanks in advance!

Katie.