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- sidneyrae7
- Date posted
- 5y ago
I don’t drive because I’m so terrified to, even though I know I need to because I’ve stopped living in the city and Lyft is a lot. Buuuut here we are... ?
Checking related to harming others. Because people with OCD tend to feel overly responsible for causing harm, it is not uncommon for them to repeatedly check to ensure that they have not accidentally caused harm to others. One common example of this type of checking involves fear of running another person over while driving. The person with OCD may hit a bump in the road and then worry about whether or not the bump was the sound of the car running over another person or a small child. Even though logically, the person with OCD knows that if a person had been hit, there would be the sound of screaming and sight of blood, the OCD torments the sufferer of thought of "what if..." So the person with OCD will then stop the car and look under the wheels or turn around to inspect the road to reassure him or herself that no one was harmed.
Is your fear to drive related to ocd?
Yeah, I have this as well. This is actually a normal form of OCD, you can find some resources online about it. It's difficult because you always think that you somehow did it and don't remember. Everything that I've read has said that basically the only way to stop it is to keep driving, but don't check and then to just stay with the bad thoughts until they eventually go away on their own. It's difficult, because sometimes I think about a specific drive for multiple days. Just stick with it
My dear is from GAD and getting into a lot of accidents as a passenger when I was a child.
Fear*
Thank you, I’m glad to know I’m not alone. Although I hate to know others suffer as well.
Yes! I get this so bad. I’m always checking my mirrors.
I am too!
Ocd about hitting someone while driving and not realizing? And guilt over being a distracted driver (I changed the radio while driving many times). Any ever have this? I want to go back to the street I was driving on to make sure no one is hurt
I always worry I’ve accidentally cut someone off in traffic and caused a major accident that I didn’t see. I always feel like I’m on the verge of being arrested at any moment for having unwittingly harmed someone. Sometimes I’ll turn around, others I’ll look online for traffic accident reports. Other times it just won’t get out of my head, and I just try to remember every detail to quell the anxiety. Sometimes I worry it’s not OCD, it’s paranoia…budding psychosis. If you feel safe/comfy, would you share your similar experiences?
Anyone else feel like they hit someone with their car this morning on their way to work and have to go back and check 8 times before they made it to work? Or is it just me? Asking for a friend 😐
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