I’ve noticed I HAVE to count to 30 when washing my hands and when I’m in the shower washing my hair I have to count to 30 and when washing my armpits I count to 20…
Idk if this is a light case of OCD… it didn’t start till after I was diagnosed with schizophrenia tho so…
I have an OCD diagnosis, so here’s my two cents. I think it’s safe to assume that everyone has some obsessive compulsive traits. That’s the joke, right? “I have to fold my towels just right because I’m so OCD!” The operative word in OCD is disorder. If you’re bothered by it then definitely talk to your psychiatrist about it! I think it is a spectrum, and even for me it gets better when I’m under less stress in life. When it is bad it is really bad. It takes up darn near every waking thought.
Don’t let me or anybody else tell you that it isn’t worth seeking treatment, because only you know how much it is effecting you. Even if it doesn’t seem as bad as the worst cases, such as someone who washes their hands 100 times a day with steaming hot water to kill the germs, who’s to say it doesn’t effect you.
It’s between you and your psychiatrist if treatment is needed or even wanted. Good luck!
What strikes me as odd is that you spend roughly the same amount of time on washing hair or hands. I spend much more time on hair than I do on hands. I don’t count though, but I don’t find counting too peculiar.
One thing that eventually helped or sometimes helped me was
When I close a door, close it slowly, carefully, attentively with my ears listening carefully and eyes watching observantly. That way my ocd excuse of… Did u do it properly though? Is less likely to intrude my mind. It just eventually reduced the repetiveness amount but also that maaay have been when I was gaining weight again so the controlling thing may have just been lessening.
I am currently receiving effective treatment for OCD and have no bothersome symptoms at the moment that bother me. I have noticed other people sometimes losing patience with me.