What were some the earlier signs of OCD that you experienced that you didn't know was OCD?

having harmful thoughts about my dog and feeling stressed out about it and couldn’t stop worrying about it

Extreme avoidance of situations I felt most anxious in, copying others to feel normal, changing my opinions/behavior all of the time to try and please everyone or even myself, sooo many things

Oh, I did these things too, but I didn’t think of it as OCD. Guess I thought of it as anxiety or depression.

I medaled in extreme avoidance too 🥇🙌

I think the fear of getting lice after I got it once. I would wear my hair in a tight ponytail all throughout 4th grade because of it

Re-reading text conversations over and over after sending messages. Not even because I wished I’d said something different, just… because. 🔁

Yep!!

I was so worried I did a secret blood pact and got HIV. I mostly would do things symmetrical because it “felt wrong” if I didn’t. I had to chew one bite on the left and the next on the right. The left always had to get the last bite too because I didn’t like the right side and it felt bad.