Hello, I am new to this ocd support group. I have both ocd and disorganized schizophrenia. I am nervous and a little scared to share my ocd story, but know other people with ocd probably feel the same way. I'll start by saying thet I have had OCD for two and a half years. My ocd symptoms started in Spring 2008. It started with me having difficulty where I spend a long time in the bathroom. I compulsively handwash and take long showers and baths.I was going to college and had to quit going to college because I could not get to class on time. I really miss going to college. The other areas of OCD I struggle with are checking, repeating,thinking rituals and pure obsessions. I check doors and light switches, saying the word safe, which is a repeating, thinking ritual. I also check to see that I flush the toilet more than once. I repeat the words safe,no, nothing happaned. I don't know why I do that. I believe in good numbers and bad numbers. I am obsessed with counting to my good numbers 7 and a 11. I think the bad numbers are 6 and 9. I think 6 and 9 are associated with evil and the devil. I also have a problem with excessive skin picking and hangnail pulling making myself bleed. I get irritated at myself for skin picking and hangnail pulling. My parents yell at me for it. I dislike my OCD, it's frustrating at times. I'm a little anxious and hope other people with OCD will understand me. Thankyou for letting me share my story.