BeaFlower, I was diagnosed with OCD at the age of 17 and mine was so bad I got thrown into a mental hospital for about 8 weeks! (Not as bad as it sounds actually--it was an adolescent ward so everyone was in their teens and I made some really cool friends there.) I'm 59 now (oh Lawd ) and doctors seem uncertain whether I still meet the criteria for OCD, but I know it really screwed up my life. So please, take it from someone who's been there--do get help!!! The treatment and understanding of OCD are light years ahead of what I had all those years ago--do not let this thing ruin your life!!!!

I don't put up billboards advertising my "interesting mental states", lol, but I do share with ppl I know I can trust. The way I see it is: if someone has a "problem" with MY "problem(s)", it's THEIR problem, not mine!!

Hope that hasn't left you totally confused!!

Sending you lots of hugs!