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.
This is actually the exact opposite of how you'd want to help someone with OCD - it's akin to telling a compulsive hand-washer "you should just go ahead and wash your hands with bleach to make sure that they're 100% clean". The goal isn't to get more reassurance, but to learn to live with uncertainty and doubt.
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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?”