Hit and run ocd

It feels good to know im not the only one, I've even gone as far as to change the routes I take to get places bc there are certain streets where there are always cars parked by the curb, I feel crazy

I hope you can too! I want to stop driving all together. I've stopped driving anywhere unless it's absolutely necessary(picking kids up from school, doctors appts. Etc) it's fairly new for me, and it really sucks because I used to love cruising around

@Anonymous The craziest thing was that I might have actually swiped someone once by mistake but I didn’t realize it until months later, and I couldn’t tell if it was a tree branch, bush or if it was from another car!!! I was so worried about jail but that was 2 years ago and everyone told me it’s not a concern at this point. That’s what started that side of the hit and run OCD for me (though I deal with multiple subtypes) and I’m working through it to this day.

@Kneuron7 The not knowing is the worst part! I have the tiniest scratch on the front bumper of my car and I can't help but think that it accidentally swiped someone in the parking lot or something! I also occasionally(not as often as hitting another vehicle) feel like I've hit a person without knowing and I can't stop thinking about it until I go back and make sure someone isn't lying there.

@Anonymous My ocd has me uturning at every single bump or crack in the road. It’s important to not entertain the monster. Entertaining the first thought will chain the ocd thought into another when you squash the other thought.

@SoftKiwi Yeah, one positive was that it was a very efficient ERP exercise going through it. I thought of the possibility that I swiped someone’s mirror, and realized that even if it happened it can be solved. I had to tell myself that regardless of the cause, mistakes happen and my OCD cant control the future. I used to sit in agony for months after wondering what it was from (since it was a long scratch) and had to face the “maybe yes maybe no” even when it was terrifying.