For me it is the time issue that drives me over the edge. The OCD behaviour doesn't bother me....but the time it takes when I have so many other things to do does. And that makes me feel "not normal".

For instance, to buy groceries, I cannot pick produce - so it takes me forever and I get angry glares from the the store staff in charge of the section. I just can't pick the right one for all the criteria I have, and bad things will happen if I don't get the right ones. Then when I get home and have to put the groceries away, it takes me 1.5 - 2.0 hours. It is ridiculous. Because I have to sort through the produce - pick through it leaf by leaf, stem by stem, to make sure what I put in the fridge isn't going to make the rest go bad, and to ensure the precise spot I place everything prevents it from going bad (because bad things will happen if this food doesn't last). Then I have to recheck what I "threw out" that it really was bad because of all the other bad things I fear will happen if I waste what I bought.

And that is just one specific item....added up with all the other OCD things I "have" to do....yes, because I am always watching the clock because I am always running late and never have enough time to get everything I need to do done, I can quantify them all. And the anxiety of the ticking time causes me 10x the stress of the OCD thing I am worrying about.

But I definitely see your position as well - when it is just built-in, encompassing your daily life routines, how do you break it out separately and a put a "number" on it.