I have been suffering with a checking OCD for several years now, and kept it a secret from everyone for a long time. Last year i plucked up the courage to tell my husband and he made me tell my gp. She looked at me like some kind of freak and ever since then i have refused any help with this because of how she made me feel. I am a compulsive pulse checker to the point i bruise my wrist sometimes feeling my pulse and do it over 70 times a day. Is there anyone else out there that does this or am i really a freak.