Anonymous
- Date posted
- 13w
Ocd Driving
Does anyone have hit and run ocd ? Or possibly causing an accident by crossing the middle line and a vechile going into a ditch ?
ghicks428ghicks428
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- 13w
I convince myself bumps in the road were ppl
OCDsurviorOCDsurvior
- Date posted
- 13w
Look straight if you see someone walking it helps
marleykmarleyk
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- 13w
yes omg, i’ve never met anyone with ocd driving
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 13w
It is seriously is exhausting.
smol_fry18smol_fry18
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- 13w
Oh all the time!
Sarah McNSarah McN
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- 13w
Yes 😭
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 13w
How do yall cope ? These thoughts will consume me all day
Sarah McNSarah McN
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- 13w
@Anonymous I try and tell myself “This is OCD talking, not reality.” And “I drove carefully and didn’t notice anything unusual.” I also like to do the 54321 method to help my anxiety and ground me ( 5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, 1 thing you can taste)
AnonymousAnonymous
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 13w
I used to do this all the time. I would look down at the radio for a second, hit a bump and think I hit someone. I would drive around the block sometimes multiple times to check. I would look in the rearview mirror to watch if the car behind me slowed down. I don’t do this anymore at all, partly because I recognized that it was a very common OCD thing, and partly because I realized that if I had actually hit someone or some thing, I would have heard a sickening thud. You just have to live with the uncertainty.
ClairenzClairenz
- Date posted
- 13w
I don't have it anymore but i remember in my 20s being crippled by it going around and around the block. Kept thinking i heard a bump etc etc and each time i went around to check then thinking ok so if i didnt hit someone last time maybe i did this time... Agh it was beyond awful. I find some comfort in the commonality of our ocd brains... We dont know each other and yet we all understand how we make these associations. Our brains glitch in similar ways ☺️
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- 23w
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- 17w
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gg1701
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- 15w
How do I get over this intrusive thought?
Hello, I was driving last night and i hit a bump in the road like felt like a massive pothole but the road i was driving on (i drive on it almost everyday) and i’ve convinced myself that I hit someone or something. I had my mom drive by there again about 20-30 mins later and there was nothing but she said it looked like a hole was filled by rain water. I drove by later that night and didn’t see it so I’ve convinced myself that if something happened, it was cleared out in that time. Is there anything I can do to help myself feel better.
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