Hello. To me, only your third last paragraph speaks OCD to me. Concentration is linked to depression and ADHD. Phobia is well, a phobia. Hatred of public places is more social anxiety or agoraphobia unless you fear going to public places because of unrealistic thoughts. Example more below. Depression can cause the concentration issues, along with anxiety. Grinding may be associated with anxiety. Heights is a phobia.
OCD is when you have irrational thoughts. My classic example is that you need to check the stove exactly 37 times before leaving the house because you think (or know) if you don't, your house will burn down. Another example would be that you need to watch gay porn to check to make sure you aren't aroused by gay sex because you are afraid of being gay because you are married to a woman. Those were just two examples. Sorry if this offended anyone.
One of my own personal OCD examples is if I don't say stop a zillion times while having an obsessive thought (violent thought), then it will happen in real life and I'll die. Irrational in the sense that it has a very, very, very low chance of actually happening. A phobia is irrational, but is actually triggered by something really there and not "made up" like heights. Being high above the ground causes you anxiety, though irrational, it's more realistic than my examples. This is my advice. If you have more questions, just ask me [emoji3].
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