IamThisOne
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I know everyone is probably sick of these so I apologize.
So the other day I was reading in my psychology textbook about OCD and it was mostly about checking things such as appliances and locked doors. As I read I was like:
I DO THAT!!
I'm just going to describe some instances and sorry if it gets long.
When I leave work every night (I work night shift at a convenience store and I close), I will lock the front door and ice cooler outside. Then when I leave through the back door I will go to the front to "make sure" I locked the front door even though I know I did. I actually just got back from checking a third time, but I live next door so it wasn't too bad. This has become almost a routine for me, but the worst time was when I had driven about 5 miles down the road and turned around to go check the door.
When I use an electrical appliance just before leaving the house I worry that I might have forgotten to turn it off. I worry all day long about it because I tend to think that it will burn the house down. All I can see is the flames. Even if I believe I didn't turn my T.V. off, I think some sort of freak electrical anomaly will cause an electrical fire.
When I drive I constantly worry that the vehicle will break down or that the tires will go flat. I will hear a "thud" noise and I automatically assume it is the engine about to go out or the tires deflating. I will sometimes stop and check them. This makes going to school a nightmare because I have to drive 40 to school and 40 back. This makes going anywhere a nightmare because I'm constantly thinking, "I hope I make it home". I have bad luck with vehicles and I cannot stand a breakdown because that means I have to call my dad and all that crap.
Also I don't like my hands to be dirty. I'm not afraid of germs. I just like to have clean hands that smell like soap. I wash my hands about ten times a day, but I don't hardly get them dirty. If I have to do mechanical work or something, I don't mind as long as I can clean them afterward and don't have to touch any food or clean items. I hate it when my hand touches another person's hand. When I touch another person's hand I automatically wipe the "infected area" on my shirt. All this is probably normal though, huh? ::
When I make a person I know mad or upset I will apologize SEVERAL times. I will feel bad about upsetting them for a long time, usually a few days. They will tell me that it is okay, but I refuse to believe them because I know that I have hurt them.
So do you think this is OCD or normal worry?
So the other day I was reading in my psychology textbook about OCD and it was mostly about checking things such as appliances and locked doors. As I read I was like:
I DO THAT!!I'm just going to describe some instances and sorry if it gets long.
When I leave work every night (I work night shift at a convenience store and I close), I will lock the front door and ice cooler outside. Then when I leave through the back door I will go to the front to "make sure" I locked the front door even though I know I did. I actually just got back from checking a third time, but I live next door so it wasn't too bad. This has become almost a routine for me, but the worst time was when I had driven about 5 miles down the road and turned around to go check the door.
When I use an electrical appliance just before leaving the house I worry that I might have forgotten to turn it off. I worry all day long about it because I tend to think that it will burn the house down. All I can see is the flames. Even if I believe I didn't turn my T.V. off, I think some sort of freak electrical anomaly will cause an electrical fire.
When I drive I constantly worry that the vehicle will break down or that the tires will go flat. I will hear a "thud" noise and I automatically assume it is the engine about to go out or the tires deflating. I will sometimes stop and check them. This makes going to school a nightmare because I have to drive 40 to school and 40 back. This makes going anywhere a nightmare because I'm constantly thinking, "I hope I make it home". I have bad luck with vehicles and I cannot stand a breakdown because that means I have to call my dad and all that crap.
Also I don't like my hands to be dirty. I'm not afraid of germs. I just like to have clean hands that smell like soap. I wash my hands about ten times a day, but I don't hardly get them dirty. If I have to do mechanical work or something, I don't mind as long as I can clean them afterward and don't have to touch any food or clean items. I hate it when my hand touches another person's hand. When I touch another person's hand I automatically wipe the "infected area" on my shirt. All this is probably normal though, huh? :
:When I make a person I know mad or upset I will apologize SEVERAL times. I will feel bad about upsetting them for a long time, usually a few days. They will tell me that it is okay, but I refuse to believe them because I know that I have hurt them.
So do you think this is OCD or normal worry?