I've never been diagnosed as having OCD, although I certainly have some OCD-like tendencies. And I don't see a therapist either. But I can relate to the experience of feeling like your problems never existed. I've often thought to myself: "why do you say these things about yourself. You're just a normal everyday person." But then I think back over my history & there it is. I was never given a real diagnosis by any of the mental health professionals I saw over the years. And I've often wished I had one if, for no other reason, than to validate my lifetime of mental health struggles.