Hello vintageexsoul: Thanks for sharing your experiences. A psychiatrist once saw told me that use of the hands & fingers requires a large amount of the brain's capacity. So she said, if I felt depression or anxiety coming on, if I could find something to do with my hands & fingers it would help to prevent the depression & anxiety from spreading into larger-&-larger areas of my brain. Anyway... I'm glad you are able to realize some benefits from OCD tendencies.