Can you share your stories if you relate?

I have a very real fear of cops. The other day I got pulled over for speeding ten over the limit and I had a full blown panic attack that he was gonna find drugs or something in my car even though I don't do drugs or have drugs and he kept looking at me suspiciously and I could barely handle it and when he left I shook for hours after trying to reassure myself that I was ok. I didn't even get a ticket. He just let me off with a warning. Every time I drive I look over my shoulder in fear that there will be a cop and that they'll arrest me for a murder I didn't commit or something like that. I think it's definitely paranoia, but stemming from OCD not psychosis.

I have had hit and run OCD for years till I started getting counseling at NOCD. I used to go back and look if I hit someone. Exposer and Response Prevention will work. But it will take work. My ERP is if I think I hit someone the anxiety goes up. I do not go back. As I drive to where I’m going I think “Yep. There is someone flipping around on the road needed medical attention”. One time the anxiety was so high I thought “when is this going to go down?” You know what, it did. It is less now. Does ERP work? Yes. Does it take work? Yes. Is it worth it? Absolutely. The more we say “No” to OCD today will make dealing With OCD easier to deal with next week. Do I always say “No” to OCD? No. But bit by bit you will see a difference. The more we feed OCD the more it will take. I know you can say “No” to OCD. You can do it 👍.

Yeah I have a bad habit of checking locks obsessively and checking if a cop is coming after me on the road or if security cameras caught me making a wrong traffic maneuver etc. I also always worry about my car being dented or me hitting someone or something without realizing. My OCD is more subtle in this category but still definitely possible.