OCD creeping up on me
Question:
"simon smith" <figm…@clara.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cc0motDrIKt9EwH5@ntlworld.com… > Pissing me off. written this so i’ll send it.
ROFL! Lain
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In message <b3Ls9.17758$Sr6.566…@ozemail.com.au>, Lain <l…@space.com> writes >As some of you might know I have only obsessions, but; >This morning was the first time in a long time that I left my home last. I >had to do the alarm, close all windows etc…. >Half way to work I got a slight worry that I did not turn the heater off in >the bathroom. For a sec I thought of turning back to check. But then I >realised that I did not use the heater and I felt better. But I can relate >to you ‘checkers’, it is very hard to pull yourself away, when you have a >’what if’ worry and your whole house could be burned down.
Coincidentally I’ve been having a checking problem too recently, though I’m mostly obsessional. Before bed – taps, windows, light switches, door. I get a tightening in my throat if I don’t recheck. Takes about 20 mins which I didn’t think was much but the psychologist thinks is quite a lot. Pissing me off. written this so i’ll send it. — simon smith
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After you go through CBT this type of obsession/compulsion is easier to deal with. When I was in elementary school it was checking my homework and my bedroom door. I had it bad back then. As an adult, it’s going back to check my door after I’ve walked all the way down the stairs. I allow myself to check once. When I park my car at the grocery store, I don’t allow myself to check whether I pulled up the parking brake and put the car in park. I tell myself that if the car rolls into the middle of the road while I’m shopping it won’t be the end of the world. Some kinds of checking still bother me sometimes. Like asking someone repeatedly if I have offended them. That annoys them so I only do it once. The thing with checking that is so embarrasing is that you think EVERYONE is staring at you and thinking, "why is she re-parking her car?" or "why is she re-checking her door knob?". You think that everyone in the world is wondering what’s wrong with you when in reality, they probably haven’t even noticed you at all. sologirl an expert at appearing "normal" – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -"Lain" <l…@space.com> wrote in message <news:b3Ls9.17758$Sr6.566561@ozemail.com.au>… > As some of you might know I have only obsessions, but; > This morning was the first time in a long time that I left my home last. I > had to do the alarm, close all windows etc…. > Half way to work I got a slight worry that I did not turn the heater off in > the bathroom. For a sec I thought of turning back to check. But then I > realised that I did not use the heater and I felt better. But I can relate > to you ‘checkers’, it is very hard to pull yourself away, when you have a > ‘what if’ worry and your whole house could be burned down. > I can now remember that in school, when I was also the last to leave the > house, I used to have the same worries, I used to double check if I closed > the doors, wall plugs, etc… > Lain
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As some of you might know I have only obsessions, but; This morning was the first time in a long time that I left my home last. I had to do the alarm, close all windows etc…. Half way to work I got a slight worry that I did not turn the heater off in the bathroom. For a sec I thought of turning back to check. But then I realised that I did not use the heater and I felt better. But I can relate to you ‘checkers’, it is very hard to pull yourself away, when you have a ‘what if’ worry and your whole house could be burned down. I can now remember that in school, when I was also the last to leave the house, I used to have the same worries, I used to double check if I closed the doors, wall plugs, etc… Lain
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I stayed at my sis’ place once..and the same thing happened to me. I left after her and I forgot whether I turned the heater off..the worry just gets and worse and worse! I ended up calling my mum and crying on the phone. I was so sure the place would just burn down. Amrit. xxx Lain <l…@space.com> wrote in message
news:b3Ls9.17758$Sr6.566561@ozemail.com.au… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> As some of you might know I have only obsessions, but; > This morning was the first time in a long time that I left my home last. I > had to do the alarm, close all windows etc…. > Half way to work I got a slight worry that I did not turn the heater off in > the bathroom. For a sec I thought of turning back to check. But then I > realised that I did not use the heater and I felt better. But I can relate > to you ‘checkers’, it is very hard to pull yourself away, when you have a > ‘what if’ worry and your whole house could be burned down. > I can now remember that in school, when I was also the last to leave the > house, I used to have the same worries, I used to double check if I closed > the doors, wall plugs, etc… > Lain
