I have had OCD since I was about 14-15 years old. I am now 34. It was extremely bad at that age. I constantly checked the closet door to make sure it was aligned properly and I was obsessed with the house being locked and straightened perfectionally (if that's a word). My mother didn't know what to do. Well at about 17 it totally went away till I was 24. Ever since then it has come and gone. I attribute it to stress. The more stress I have the worse the OCD is. What I'm doing now is everything has to be in perfect order, clean (and I mean extremely clean - no dust anywhere), and nothing out of place. Even things in the refrigerator and in the cupboards have to be in line. When I'm really stressed I feel nauseated too. BUT - it's just in my house - if I go to a friends house - I don't seem to have it. I have learned to live with it as I have been on numerous medications with no help. This is just my experience though. If anyone else out there has had this ongoing problem and you found a cure - please let me know. Thanks,