My job requires that I work with numbers (data entry, simple math, etc). When I do some of my jobs duties, I feel like I have to mentally trace the numbers a certain way, read the numbers a certain way, &/or redo my calculations to make sure I don’t make any mistakes. Sometimes, it gives me so much anxiety that I have to take a mental break in order to continue. My boss & coworkers don’t notice. They really like that I rarely make mistakes & call me a perfectionist. Just wanted to let this out somewhere. I’m a little antsy right now.

I do this kind of thing. Anything with numbers or data in general. You are not alone.

I do this all the time too. I would read everything over and over again until my eyes would water because I wasn’t blinking. The best thing for me was to step away when I got into a “stuck” situation. You’re not alone! ❤️

I used to have obsessions/compulsions with numbers. Every time I wrote a certain number (4 and 6) I had to cross it out and same when I read those numbers. What helped me overcome this is rewriting the numbers over and over again (during exposure) without crossing them out until the anxiety decreased. Eventually the urge to cross out numbers went away. You can do this!!

Thanks for the replies guys. I really appreciate it. I do have issues with rereading things that I write/type too, especially at work. However, at the time I wrote my original post, I was getting anxious while I was looking at some numbers,

and so I just decided to let it out here because my anxiety got to the point where I could not continue. But I am glad that others can relate. :). Sorry, for some reason, I can’t say the whole thing in one comment. The app cuts me off.