I’ve suffered from OCD for a few years now and have always convinced myself I’m ‘not that bad’ but it’s gotten to a point where I have to check all of the plug sockets in the house, turn the buttons on the gas job and check all of the external doors multiple times, by yanking on the door handles just to be sure they are definitely locked - this has resulted tonight in me breaking the front door because I have been trying the handle so forcefully. It’s been a bit of a wake up call for me just how bad it’s actually got, I dread leaving the house/going to bed because I know I’ll have to go through the whole stupid routine otherwise I’ll be an anxious mess the whole time.
Does anyone else have these sort of compulsions and how do you find best to manage them and stop doing it so much? Any tips would be much appreciated!
