Hello dirkstrider, welcome to Psych Central.

Many people have OCD tendencies, it only becomes a problem when it starts to take over your life. Yes anxiety and OCD go together. Let me explain, anxiety is about fear and it is a dreadful feeling when having a panic attack or having a general feeling of panic all day long so... what happens with OCD is that the person will find something to make the anxiety feel safer.

For example someone is consumed with a fear of germs getting on them which brings up all the awful symptoms of anxiety - racing heart, can't think straight, sweating, on edge etc so the person might wash their hands, this then makes them feel better for a while but then that fear returns about the germs and again the ritual of hand washing is repeated. So the OCD action is done to alieviate the fear and make it feel safe. But you can see where this is going right? Ultimately you need to deal with the anxiety.