vampyre,

I have OCD and one day I will be a psychologist. I know my dream will happen because I know myself -- when it comes to sink or swim, I always swim. My OCD seems to fill up my idle time, and sometimes it screws up my relationships, but I've worked SO HARD and it's NEVER cost me a good grade or kept me from succeeding, even though it can be exhausting at times. I am lucky that my monster was not bigger than me. I know I will succeed because I passed the tests on the way -- I got my BA, and a good GPA -- I supported myself financially the whole way through. I fought!

Will your OCD keep you from succeeding? That depends. Do you get good grades? Does your OCD interfere with your daily functioning? Can you stop flipping the lights if you really need to? Can you beat your monster when push comes to shove?