Does anyone else do these things?

i would like to share with you my OCD traits , i welcome any feedback, thanks,
everyday i have to do my exercise regime, i have to do it in a certain order, sit ups, weights, jogging for exactly 18 mins, then twists, stretches, then more jogging,
and as im now 45, i have added facial exercises, by the time im finished i'm usually exhausted but i have to do it all,
if a day out is planned or i have to be somewhere, i sit there worrying about getting home to complete this ritual,this exercising HAS to be done at home, last year though on holiday i tried to fit the weeks exercise in the days before we went away, this was totally exhausting, and as i said now i'm getting older im adding more to try and stave off illness and old age,
apart from this i have to do other stuff concerning 'bad luck' if i see one magpie, i have to salute it 3 times , and say 'good morning Mrs Magpie' 3 times, my husband is totally embarrassed at this in public and dosent like it one bit, but if i didnt do it i worry something bad is in store,
i'm also a checker, cannot stop checking that the cooker is off, worrying about it when im out, i also have had to come home many a time to find out the cooker was off the whole time,
this is not to mention the body checks i have to do, checking for lumps, worrying about every little twinge,
i am now going to do more exercise, but i do feel a bit better getting all this out and sharing it

Hi julie,

I've got some similar things. Not exactly, but some are close.

Seems like your OCD stems a bit from a family member (grandmother or aunt, maybe) who had superstitions and imposed them on ya.

Exercise can be addictive in and of itself. Endorphins and all...nature's happy chemicals. But the ritual thing is something different. Are you worried about your health? Sounds a bit like you're looking for the fountain of youth.

Anything especially stressful going on in your life? Anything that used to be stressful but you're now "used to it" or think you are?

Welcome to the forums.

--Frayed