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OCD often doesn't manifest until early adulthood, and it's likely that there's a strong genetic component. If your dad has similar traits, it's likely that you just had some genetic loading for the disorder and it's just manifesting itself "on schedule" medically speaking. It doesn't have to be triggered by stress or trauma. My sister, in her early 20s, couldn't go to sleep until she'd combed all the fringe on her throw rugs so that they were perfectly straight. She tried just going to bed but she'd lie awake, so she'd get up finally at 3 AM and straighten the damn fringe and go back to bed. There was no "trigger event," she just suddenly developed this compulsion. She got treated with drugs and therapy, and now she's fine. Everyone in my family has little quirks like that - I used to have to check all the closets and cupboards in a particular order before I could sleep, and if I skipped something, I had to start all over again.
You might want to talk to a doctor about various ways to manage this. Good luck!
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