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bellaviolet said:
i still think of ocd as involving major germophobia,

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There's two distinct aspects, "obsessive" and "compulsive" and they're not always both present in the same person. Not all people who worry/obsess about germs on doorknobs also compulsively check or count and vice versa. You said you don't think you'll stop checking; that's what makes a compulsion, when you "can't" stop, are compelled to check.

The GAD "worrying" isn't the same as doing. GAD is in your head, OCD is "action" :-)