hi megbrooks
im turning 15 in a month an ive had OCD for as long as i can remember, probably since i was 4 or 5.

ive gone through washing (if youve seen pictures of people hands when they wash till they go all red and scaly, thats what i looked like) counting things, finding links in numbers and letters, finding patterns in everything, everything has to be even numbers, must step on certain flooring a particular number of times, if i touch something once i keep doing it till im satisfied, my mum tought i had teurettes because i have an obsession with blinking, twitching, coughing etc. , checking things (i'd check my rabbit hutches or the front door up to 20 times before i was convinced that they were shut/locked) the list goes on -i can go crazy with it at times.
i feel pretty in control of it now. currently it doesnt run my life and i feel a little more "normal". ive never taken any medication though, i went through other thereputic programs which helped at the time but i guess i never committed myself to them enough-my fault.

im thinking its best to try other options before taking meds.

your not alone.