OCD and intrusive thoughts

Hello this is my first post here.
I'm 17 years old male from Serbia.

Ahh, I don't even know where to start. So, I ''felt'' my first symptoms 10 months ago I think. Back in those days, I was playing my favorite video game in one clan. And I have no idea how, but I started to feel some sort of need. I had to hear just a good comments about my performance and all. If someone said that I played bad, I'd feel all depressed and miserable. I've stopped playing that game(not because of OCD), and that feeling hasn't left me. I still need to hear I'm doing good. But that's not so important at all. The thing is, after I quite gaming, I've started to feel something much worse. Intrusive thoughts and need to do some rituals again and again. I have feeling that, if I don't do some rituals I'd lose my knowledge about English language. And here are some of the examples. Let's say I'm walking down the street. And if some person comes to my mind(thought) I have to get back and do that step without thinking about that person. Otherwise, I feel like, that person is taking my knowledge about English language. And this isn't just about walking. Those thoughts are with me all the time. During my reading, watching some movie... I now how pointless those thoughts are, but sometimes they are just too strong. Couple of weeks ago, I decided to start fighting against OCD. I went to see a psychiatrist. She told me that I have OCD. Also, I'm currently taking some medications. But the most important thing is, I've started to ignore all those thoughts. And yet I haven't lost any knowledge about English(  ). I mean, it's stupid to think that someone can take your knowledge about something just because of some meaningless thought. Intrusive thoughts are still here, but not as much as before. And I'm getting better every single day.

So, that's pretty much it.

[itsnotmeitsmybrain]

And yes, even though this isn't a question, I thought I'd share this here.

[michael852]

And may I add? Your English is very good,and well done especially with the grammar.

[JGF25]

Congratulations and thanks for sharing your positive experience.  You took action and that made all the difference.  Too many times people sit back and wait for it to go away instead of acting.  A lot of people take the first step and post on here, then get the help they need.  Now they can see your positive post.  Thank you and good luck!

[itsnotmeitsmybrain]

Thank you michael!!!

Yes, I took action, and it was the best choice EVER! I've stopped doing rituals, the thoughts are still here but not as much as before, as I have said.
And that's a sign of improvement I think.

:D