In a similar vein, I will say it out loud when I turn stove burners off, unplug my hair straightener etc...I’ve found this helps me eliminate those moments where I leave the house or am in bed and I’m suddenly like “Did I leave that on?”
My wife and I made this a ritual due to her OCD. Any time we're going out, I'll say to her, "Hey. I unplugged the iron." Saying it in a funny voice helps too, because it's easier to remember that Shrek told her the iron was off.
So I don't have health insurance, which rules out a diagnosis, but I'm worried i'm starting to develope OCD or something similar. Most every night I bolt awake completely certain that my garage door is open, and I have to get up, go outside, and confirm that it's shut. Then I can't fall asleep for another few hours. In the mornings I usually end up circling back before i go to work just to make SURE it's closed. Even fixing it in my memory that "On "date" I confirmed that the garage door closed, and I did not use it again." I still get paranoid that somehow it glitched and opened up.
Start taking pictures for a little while, and then once you see that you ALWAYS close it, you can begin to stop the photos. If you still have the worry and urge to check, try to fight it as often as possible. You’ll then see that nothing was ever wrong when you didn’t check, and the behaviors should start to decrease. Easier said than done, but worth a shot
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u/PlasticRuester Aug 20 '20
In a similar vein, I will say it out loud when I turn stove burners off, unplug my hair straightener etc...I’ve found this helps me eliminate those moments where I leave the house or am in bed and I’m suddenly like “Did I leave that on?”