A conviction from God or was it just a coincident?

This is a topic that interests me as well because often I also feel very confused about when something is sent to me by God and when it is just a coincidence. Obviously having OCD means overthinking many things, and that makes it even harder.

I am no expert, but I feel like a clicking TV might not really be an answer to your question? Maybe I am wrong, but it just feels a bit weird. The furniture and electronics in my house often make various noises, especially when the air humidity or temperature in the room rapidly change, so I've learned to just ignore those sounds. By now, I believe that God more often speaks to me through happenings in my life and through other people. And if it makes me feel good, if in my heart I have a good intuition about it, then I believe that this was sent to me from God.

For example, a few weeks ago I was feeling very lonely. I cried and told God in my prayers about how I was feeling and asked Him to ease my loneliness. And just a few days later, I actually met some wonderful new people who made me feel really good, and then even some old friends of mine randomly reached out to me. I don't think that those were coincidences.

So as for your initial question (whether the stories you were imagening are ok), I think you should not jump to conclusions and wait a little more. Be aware about what is happening around you. There might be a situation, or you might have a conversation with someone and the answer might pop up unexpectedly. But try not to read into everything too much, often things are not as complicated as we tend to think

Ozious said:

How do I know if something is a message or conviction from God rather than a coincidence?

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God doesn't speak to people through coincidences like the one you are describing. More often than not, He will speak to believers through scripture so we can test our assumptions through the reliability of the Bible which is to be our measure of the truth.

Ozious said:

I feel like this bothers me a lot more than it should because I don't really get the surge of spiritual or emotional enlightenment that a lot of other people seem to get.

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If people "experience" spiritual "enlightenment" than it's probably about obtaining a high that validates their own opinions or desires. We all want to be right in our own eyes. Knowledge and wisdom are not equated with intense emotion in the Bible. While a person can experience joy at some new understanding while studying the Word, it's grounded in a cerebral grasp of the truth.