Anyone else have to do things an even amount of times. For example, stepping on a crack or touching someone?

Yeah me too, if someone fistbumps me they have to do it again and it makes me seem like a proper weirdo

Yeah and I didn’t want to tell them that I had ocd but ,when I did, they would deliberately not give me another. I had to explain to them it was like my life depended on it after that ?

I do everything 2,4 or 8 times

@Ioannis I can relate... never 6... and when i loose count i start over again

@sarax1998 Me too

@Ioannis But it takes so much time... i now try to do it only 3 times ...

@sarax1998 I would never do it 3 times. Such a weird number ?

@Ioannis Thats what i have with 6 and 12 ?

@sarax1998 It’s like I don’t understand why, but it has to be done and if it isn’t i feel like something bad will happen

@Ioannis Same here! I used to have that form of OCD to... before i went to sleep i had to pray 5 times but when i tought i said a word wrong i had to start over because i tought Something bad Would happen... in the end i was praying a real long time... But Thats Something i overwon!

@Ioannis But still ... now i think: if i aint gonna check the lights one more time the house is going to burn down... I know this may sound strange but this is how i think ?

@sarax1998 I have to make sure everything is arranged and in the correct place. Sometimes, the “correct place” may be different to where it was last night. Even eating has do be done correctly. For example, chewing an even amount of times. It’s just all so overwhelming and I can’t help it.

@Ioannis I know the feeling ...I sometimes even get mad at myself by doing things that way but i just cant help it... above that nobody in my family understands it ? i start putting everything in the same place to now because it gives me a safer feeling like: no chargers of the computer in my bedroom (even when theyre out) things like that...

@sarax1998 Me too. Luckily, I have an appointment about it in about three weeks. Unluckily, how are they gonna cure me? I haven’t a clue what they’re going to do but I feel like I’m one unique case.

@Ioannis Or like they won’t know what to do specifically to me

@Ioannis Ive been in threatment for over 8 months now i think... every week when its bad, every 2-3 weeks when it gets better... it does help to talk about it and to reflect your feelings and maybe to even find out why you do some things... ive learned a lot over myself...

@sarax1998 Thanks, I was worried about it before but now I’m not worried as much

@Ioannis You really dont have to worry... I understand that it is stressfull and maybe scary ... but it will really help you i think so you dont have to be!!!