It's one of your little "Quirks!" It's far from being a bad thing; unless, of course, you take it to an extreme. I have some really bad days with my minor OCD that can become really annoying; I've spent 15-20 minutes before just checking to make sure that a faucet was turned off, or a door was locked. It's annoying, but I've come to accept it. I generally try to hide it from people (It's a pride thing, not a "I don't know what they'll think of me" thing) and I do a good job for the most part. I just know it's a little quirk of mine, and that I have to accept it. *shrug*

We all do weird things. Nothing wrong with that - it is what makes us unique! I'm with Trent on the door looking bit. It won't take me 20 mins, but I will check that they back and front doors are locked like 3 times each before I go to bed, when I'm home alone. You know that it's locked, but you check anyway.

Hand washing is a good habit to have. Most people pick up the flu and other nasty illnesses because they don't wash their hands enough. it would be horrible to be ruled by these things though. Another thing to be thankful for!

when i was younger i had some little weird things that i did, but it wasnt really a big deal. maybe all kids do stuff like that?

i do like to wash my hands though.. i think it came from being around people who weren't very clean when it came to sneezing on their hands or chewing on pens and crap like that. i was just grossed out by it all! lol