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Originally Posted by Moose72
I mentioned that to a- not sure if it's the current one but maybe?- pdoc once. I told her I was counting the tiles in a public bathroom and was doing it a lot . She said "Can you leave before you're finished counting?". "Yes". " Then you don't have it".
So go figure. I did meet this person at Starbucks a couple days ago and she shook my hand twice. Each time I immediately excused myself and went and washed my hands.
Oh yeah- I crack my knuckles obsessively and my neck and back. I HAVE to do it.
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I count too. Every day. I have to feel satisfied with my counting before I can stop or I feel panicked. I also count categories of things like colors, patterns, shapes, words/letters, sounds and other things. My dr upped my citalopram (celexa) and it’s gotten easier to deal with. I’ve done it since I was a kid developing anxiety