Hello mennay and Welcome to NeuroTalk. I'm glad you told us your story. You'll find that the members here are very understanding and helpful. I have a little OCD myself, so don't feel like your'e an outcast or different around here. We are all here for one reason or another and OCD is a real disorder and it's aggravating and emotionally painful for many people.

My brother is a hand washer and if we are together and he disappears, I know he is off finding a bathroom to wash his hands. I'm a checker, but am not organized or a hoarder. There are so many different degrees of OCD.

There is a book written by Dr Jeffrey Schwartz that is helpful. I can't remember the name of it, but saw him on Oprah yrs ago.

Thanks for opening up and I am glad you found us.