Hi, this is my first post on this board. I never really spoke of my OCD, so I thought posting might help me feel not so alone with it. My first encounter with OCD started when I was about 4 years old (sounds young, but it's true). I couldn't stop organizing my stuffed animals in a perfect line and all of my family members shoes had to be lined up the way I needed it to be. I was constantly checking to see if they were straight and if the toilet seat was down. As I got older, one of my biggest problem has been the need to touch the center of random items and counting, which is what I still have problems with today. I count everything and I can't stop, especially inbetween items. I don't know if anyone knows what I'm talking about. It takes me a long time to read a page in a book when I'm silently reading because I have to count all the words and the spaces inbetween. Tiled floor is another problem for me. I could tell you how many tiles are in every room of my house, up, down, horizontally and vertically. I usually end up with a splitting headache at the end of the day because I strain myself with my counting. I try to control myself, but I don't feel right until I finish counting. Sometimes I get chills when I hold back too long and I break out into a sweat. Can anyone relate? I don't want to feel so alone.