I want to first say I have not been diagnosed with any sort of anxiety problem or OCD, but I honestly think that I have both. I feel silly explaining this, but since this IS a forum dedicated to this sort of thing I thought you might be able to help. I will make this post about why I think I have OCD...

When I was a young teenager, I started to see the obsessiveness start. For some reason, I was compelled to do certain things. For example, before going to bed, I would have to check to make sure the door was locked three times, check behind my bedroom door, make sure the closet door was open a certain way...etc. No big deal, right? Well, now I am 25 and it is much, much worse. I have this weird "counting" thing that I have to do all the time. For example, I feel compelled to check the stove five times to make sure it is turned off at night. Before I walk upstairs to bed, I turn the doornob to the frontdoor eight times. I look out the upstairs window and count to eight before I can get in bed, I check the alarm clock eight times...etc. The list goes on and on, and it is getting really annoying. I also have an obsession with symetry. I will sit and mess with something until it is positioned exactly as I want it, even if it is something pointless, like a piece of paper on the table.

How do people get over this without medication? I keep telling myself to stop, but it's like I have some mentality that I HAVE to do it because if I don't something bad will happen... I don't know how to convince myself otherwise. Any suggestions?