Hey. You definatly have ocd. The good news is that if it bothers you, I know people that have excersized quitting their wierd rituals the same way on would quit smoking or quit any other kind of powerful addiction. Over time, it becomes a lot easier to deal with, from what I hear.

You have to choose between an excersize in super strong will power or accepting your quirks. Maybe you could work on one at a time... Like start with purposefully blinking at people. Pick out a few friends, and tell them that you are going to blink at them everytime you see them for a few weeks. Then purposefully make yourself count to 4 or even 5! Just to see what happens. I know you won't be able to relax or even think about anything else, but surely you would eventually re-wire your brain.

I don't have ocd but I can relate to the habbit of being preoccupied by 2's and how I can understand that it would be hard to give it up. If you can see the connection: I am good with computers and because somehow if I am typing code and I start an idea without finishing it properly I just can't relax. I don't have to realize I didn't finish it. I can just tell becaue my mind pulls me that way. Or even if I cut and copy some text on the computer, somehow I can't relax until i've pasted it somewhere. I don't know.

Hi christiahall

thanx for your reply, I asked my step-mam & she says I have been like this since I was about 6yrs old. My mam died suddenly while pg she had dvt, my now step mam & best friend says that it started with a cleaning thing. Apparently I used to stand for hours cleaning my hands over & over again.
I dont really know when the number two thing started but it progresivly got worse. I did manage to cut it down to just the little two things and nothing els ie blinking was ok, I didnt have to put full stops everywere etc. But out of the blue my gran passed away (she helped my dad raise me & my sis)
now I know that me stoping had nothing to do with her passing away, but never theless my compultions came back to get me. I do control then & I know that they doent really bother anyone els, but im just worried that they will get worse.