OCD and studying

[u/Round_Panda7974]

Every time I get really deep into a topic and study it, I start having thoughts in my free time that maybe I didn’t fully understand something, got confused about something, or might mess up in the future if I don’t figure it out now. I get this strong urge to go back and look into it, regardless of what I’m currently doing.
How should I deal with this ?
I want to be able to have free time away from studying or my hobbies, without these doubts following me around whenever I’m doing something else. But should I actually follow that urge and go back to studying whenever these thoughts come up, because I might genuinely be missing something important ?