OCD has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember.

Actually Starting Over, just because you count or have a song stuck in your head, doesn't mean you have OCD. OCD is very distressing and causes a big interuption in your life. If you feel like you have to count everything you see to a certain number again and again until it "feels right" in order to prevent something terrible from happening, then you may have a problem.

For more information about OCD, you can go here: http://www.ocfoundation.org/ocf1010a.htm.

Dianne, my OCD most definitely gets worse at certain times. Hormone fluctuations play a HUGE role in how I'm doing, as does stress. I've learned I have to be very mindful of those things or my symptoms will go nuts.

My co-morbid Tourette's also gets worse with my hormonal ups and downs and with stress. Sometimes I truly hate it and some days I can laugh at myself.