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You have to rely on the facts and your reasoning ability rather than the irrational fact-free thinking from your OCD mind. Did you see a person getting run over? If not, then you should not give importance to the thinking that you did. Just blow it off and move on to something better.

I went a whole year this being my fear 😵‍💫

That's me, all potholes and bumps on the road for sure lol. I even imagine myself accidentally running into non-existant cars when I take turns and stuff.

Yes and look back or drive back around to make sure you didn't. Its a nightmare. I worked hard on this one with my therapist and have gotten much better.

When I got diagnosed I realized this was the ocd, I’ve driven back to check for the potholes I’ve even watched the news for reports

Oh my goodness, this obsession is incredibly common! I hope you used your response prevention skills when this popped in and just kept on driving without checking! Here's a resource, in case it's helpful! https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/heres-why-response-prevention-is-the-key-to-ocd-recovery

I’m trying to stop recording my drives because I got so stuck in this theme. I always loved driving and never had a problem til November. I’m just starting to get over it now.

You need to think with your human mind that uses facts and reason rather than your old primate mind that relies on guesses and irrational thoughts . You have to use your eyes and ears to develop thoughts and ideas and gently ignore and move on from the irrational thoughts to something better in the real moment .