Yes I have OCD. My mom have it too but she have is mild form so she don't take meds she just cosntantly check if stove is off and if all her kids are still breathing when we all were kids that's it.
But for me, I can't stop picking loose thread on clothes, even other object like chair, other person clothes, purse, etc it just makes me go crazy if I don't pick thread till it stop. Usually when whole thread is gone lmao. I can't help it! 1 time i was watching movie and I was picking my favorite shirt's thread I didn't know I was doing it till too late my whole half of shirt came apart! So I grabbed front part and ran to room to change shirt! (Exposed my bra!) it suck! It was my favorite shirt!!
Lol and other is I have to put certain amount of sugar in tea or cheerio cereal or salt on my food or it'll feel "wrong" even if it doesn't need it.
Always adjusting the blanket constantly to be perfect, or anything else it have to "feel right" before I do anything else or I'll feel anxious. My usual cure if my fiance found me doing that he'll grab stuff away from me and say stop! Then hug me to distract me from thinking about stuff I was doing or pull me away from it or put stuff away so I do something else LOL
I have so many other stuff too much to list. But I have it I don't need doc to diagnose cuz its SO obvious lol
I don't want meds cuz I hate taking meds it takes a lot for me to take tylenol lol
What you have is pretty mild... more common than you think.
Some think that it's a problem, but it isn't really a problem... more of a "habit".
I do the same thing sometimes depending on my habits.
If I know for sure that I turned off the light in the kitchen, then I will know for sure later on during the night when I go to bed. However, if I wasn't paying attention to my actions when I left the kitchen... then I would think to check the kitchen light before I go to bed.
I have a messy room. When I clean it up, I have a system of cleaning up... sometimes. Most of the time, I just rush and clean it up without being too picky.
There are people who have it more severe than you do. They have to turn the lights on and off 5 times, they have to jiggle the door handle 5 times, they have to pat the bed 5 times, they have to look around 5 times, they have to close the door 5 times, etc... (it can be a different number depending on the individual).
There was a show on television last year on OCD. They followed a few people around during their daily lives to see how they acted. One girl had to have her cup half full or it wasn't good enough. So, her parents had to pour her drink in/out every time. She had to have specific portions of her meals served, not too much or too little. She even had to have her food perfectly separated and not mixed. There was a guy who always took an exact number of toilet paper an exact number of times every time he used the bathroom. He would flip the light switch on and off an exact number of times whenever he left the bathroom.
There's a television series called
Monk where he has to touch things that are set up in a pattern (parking meters, light posts, etc). He has to keep things clean and organized.
There's also a movie called
As Good As It Gets starring Jack Nicholson as a guy who uses one fresh new bar of soap each time he washes his hands and avoids stepping on cracks on the sidewalks.
So, don't feel bad. I consider you "normal".