I had it too when I was younger.
I had the counter rotating thing.
In addition, I would always walk back from somewhere on the same route I took there even if it was longer and inconvenient.
I would always attempt to take the same number of steps on each foot when going up a staircase.
I always set the volume on the TV to an even number. (and still do out of habit now)
I'd always try to keep everything symmetrical - from posters put together with glue to even spacing of components on the window of a computer program.
I sometimes still get these, but only when I'm bored and have nothing better to do or think about.
Now that I think about it, I'd prefer to consider them mental games devised to keep my brain active and prevent it from succumbing to boredom rather than serious OCD.
Even back then, I could resist these urges, it just made me uncomfortable, as if my level of perfectionism wasn't achieved.
Is it normal to have a ton of habits as a child?
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I had it too when I was younger.
I had the counter rotating thing.
In addition, I would always walk back from somewhere on the same route I took there even if it was longer and inconvenient.
I would always attempt to take the same number of steps on each foot when going up a staircase.
I always set the volume on the TV to an even number. (and still do out of habit now)
I'd always try to keep everything symmetrical - from posters put together with glue to even spacing of components on the window of a computer program.
I sometimes still get these, but only when I'm bored and have nothing better to do or think about.
Now that I think about it, I'd prefer to consider them mental games devised to keep my brain active and prevent it from succumbing to boredom rather than serious OCD.
Even back then, I could resist these urges, it just made me uncomfortable, as if my level of perfectionism wasn't achieved.