When I was 3, my aunt told me a story where I used to organize everyone’s shoes during house parties. No one made me. I just did so on my own. My family thought, “awww how sweet”.

When I was 7, my mother was hospitalized. I couldn’t see her for 3 days and I thought I lost her. That was the only thought i had in my mind. I stood at the door in tears for those 3 long days, thinking of the worst. 

When I was 9, I would skim through sentences in a book until I found an interesting word I’ve never heard of. I would focus on that word and that word only. I could never finish a book.

When I listen to music, I’ll usually play songs I only know until I come across a new song through auto shuffle. I’ll repeat the new song for days or weeks even. Is that weird?

When I’m laying down, I tend to count my fingers or my toes over and over again until I realize I’m counting them and then I stop. I wonder if that’s normal..

Sometimes I’ll repeat a word or a song in my head. I’ll tell myself to stop but it usually won’t until I’m distracted by something else. 

When I feel close to someone, I think about them constantly. Especially the little details of how they look or what they say. 

Are these signs of me being obsessively compulsive?