Zebra7891
- Date posted
- 2y
Driving
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 😐
ocd_junkieocd_junkie
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- 2y
You’re not alone! I have struggled with this for a long time. It’s called “Hit and Run OCD”, and it’s very common. I spent so much time and gas driving back and forth on routes to check for any injured people or animals. Every pothole triggered the intrusive thought: “what if that was a person?” It got so bad that I bought a dash camera, so that every time I got the urge to do a compulsion, I would check the dash camera footage instead of driving back. OCD is a pain, but you’re not the only one here. OCD will latch onto anything and anyone!
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 2y
@ocd_italiana I have the exact same ocd. I spend countless hours driving back and forth checking for bodies and checking under the car. For reassurance I video with my phone when driving so I can view the video to see if I hit someone. Even with using the video I still end up going back to check the roads. Have had this for about 18 years. It’s so exhausting.
Steven55!Steven55!
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
I haven't done that but I used to have to check and recheck various appliances for fear that I left them on and would burn up the house. It even got so bad that I'd call someone and ask her to check my coffeemaker, even though the thing had an automatic timer. Only way I got through it is to stop myself, caution myself that I'm about to perform a compulsion, and to sit in discomfort until it passed.
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
I’ve struggled with ocd since I was 12 . I haven’t had that exact fear but it’s a classic ocd symptom. I’ve read some self help books on ocd and that particular fear was in a book I read 20 years ago. You’re not alone ❤️ hang in there!
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