I too remeber having ocd at a young age-counting things-turning the light of a certain number of times-touching things a certain number of times-always having that sence of dread that somthing bad would happen if i didnt do it.however i remeber one day saying enough i was about 15-and i was heading to the light switch and i said top my self-i have had it let something bad hapen i dont care-and sence then (although at ties i can feel myself want to do it) i have never let my mind(as i call it)control my thought anymore-but i will say that i have been married 15 yrs to a man that has it ,in the sence he is hording stuff-throws nothing away-touches the light swith a number of times-goes threw the garbage for fear something has been thrown out-and even understanding ocd-i get very frustrated-and have tried to talk to him about it-but he is in denial that anything is wrong with himi truly believe that past events in his life(father and brother commiting suicide) have led to this-but there is not much i can do until he admits he has a problem