Thank you, this certainly gave me comfort, only recently have I been able to see the OCD in me. I never saw it because rituals weren't really my thing, not all of them at least. I do the stove thing. I have to check it three times before leaving or ill be anxious the whole time I've gone. I once had an appointment that was 45 minutes away from my home, I was going to a weekly t session. I pulled into their parking lot but started having a panic attack about the stove, I was running late so I didn't have a chance to check when I left. While in the parking lot I turned around and drove 45 minutes back home to check the stove. I was nearly 2 hours late for my appointment because of that. I also have a thing about locked doors, apart from that no rituals just the perfection thing. My issue is the intrusive thoughts. At one point I was so terrified of sleep walking and hurting my child (I do sleep walk but it's not that bad) the thought just kept nagging me so I hid all of my kitchen knives and slept in the floor in her bedroom blocking her shut bedroom door, hoping somehow that would stop me. I have intrusive thoughts like this ALL the time and they really effect me. I've been told it was OCD but didn't understand how until now, thank you for this