Habits or mild OCD?

[BethanySublime]

Hi,  ever since 5th grade I've had this gross habit of touching my eyes.  I CAN'T stop myself...it starts out where I feel like there's a piece of dust or an "eye booger" in my eye, so I try to get it out, but even if I do get something out, I still feel like there's more in there, so I keep touching it and picking at it and I do it all day at work on the computer, when I'm watching TV, when I'm talking to people, ALL the time.  I CANNOT stop myself.  I would like to stop, because it is embarrassing and weird.  But even if i try to force myself to stop, I end up doing it without realizing it.  It's the same with biting my nails.  I feel an edge and I HAVE to bite it off.  I bite my nails until they are in pain - worse than most people.  Could these be signs of mild OCD, or do I just have some serious habits?  I do have other things such as I HAVE to put my money in a certain order, I can't touch glass or shiny things (at least not without cleaning it afterwards), I HAVE to finish a song I'm whistling, etc.  But I don't have any acutal rituals.  Except computer rituals.  Sometimes I can't stop refreshing a page or re-checking e-mail, or re-saving a document.  Do I have OCD?

[Roger Gould, M.D.]

This certainly qualifies for a form of ocd...and I would recommend a consultation with a psychiatrist to explore treatment.

[venora]

you are ocd hon .this is sooo treatable with the right meds and talk therapy.
I know I am not the doc here.But as a "been theredonethathatedit" I know what you are going through.See what the do here says but I would encourage you to seek help with a pyschiatrist and therapist.
Good luck and let me know how you are .
Love venora

[skate girl]

ok ever since i got depressed which was like two years ago i had these little things i do, like i have to have an even number of things like an even number of salt packets or something like that. i double check to make sure its double. and i always count things in a room i still remember how many light fixtures there are in the eating area and bathrooms in a resturant. it gets really annoying. i have been wandering if i have ocd or if i just have these stupid little things. i have even started cutting and i have to have even numbers of those and if i dont then it bugs me till i do like ill have to go to the bathroom to do it even if it was in church. do i have ocd or what?