u/LiterallyDumbAF

Hello, I am wondering if I have, or ever had, OCD. As a child and teenager, little things would set me off and distract the heck out of me.

For example, when my school teachers erased the board, but left a little marker or chalk, I would obsess over this and get fidgety. One time I interrupted the class to erase it and it was embarrassing.

Another thing that bothered me was certain numbers. TV volume could only be numbers ending jn 0, 2, 3, 5, 7, or 8. Numbers on the cusp of a 0 or 5 were not permitted (1, 4, 6, 9). This would distract me and I would have to fix it or leave the room.

There are other little things too, like needing to blink at certain intervals as I am driving, but less pervasive and only appears every so often.

So back to my title: I haven't had strong responses to these things in a very long time. A big reason is that I have simply removed the stressor from my life: I don't go to school anymore, and I work from home where I have full control over the little things. Most of my devices have volume levels that are a sliding scale rather than numbers/digits.

But another reason could be that my brain has changed over time. I am extremely different in my temperament, personality, values, and mannerisms. Is it possible that something like OCD could have also changed?

And does it come naturally? Through observed behavior/hearing it? Or is it typically explicitly taught?

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