verbal check
I saw the home security post, and had to post my version. Before I can leave my house I do what I term my “crazy check”. I must walk through my entire house checking each room and verbalizing aloud that it is “OK”. The worst room is the kitchen, which always gets checked twice. I will walk through, pointing at items such as the stove and saying “Stove off” or an ashtray saying “No cigarettes burning”. Once this is done, I will walk out, lock the door, push it three – five times, and then FINALLY decide it is safe to leave. Yes, that sounds like OCD, but it is my personal glitch.
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it doesn’t just sound like OCD, it is OCD. if this starts to disprupt your life or make you late for everything you must seek help. best wishes to you!
I have that exact same “glitch”. Sometimes I wonder if other people beside my unit think I’m crazy for pushing the door too much after I lock it.
I am similar … not necessarily about the rooms, but the doors. I have to lock, unlock, attempt to open, attempt to unlock the door several times before I am sure it is safe. And if I get in the car and still have a “feeling” I will get out and go check it again.
Ummmm….did I write this post? I “clear” each room and the kitchen definitely gets checked more than once (also saying out loud that the stove is off and sometimes taking a picture with my phone to “prove” it). I also check the door multiple times to make sure it’s locked when I leave. I find that it’s worse when either my house is cluttered or I’m going to be gone for a long time (like out of town for the weekend). For me it’s not as bad if I’m with other people (thank goodness). How strange that we have such similar practices….
i can totally understand this particular (though quite mild) version of O.C.D. – because i am her husband. what’s worse – it’s communicable. i actually go through the house as well now, and tell her which rooms and ashtrays i checked. (she always goes behind me anyway, though, as i am not always the best judge of whether a cigarette is actually out or not. our carpet can attest to that.) i love her unconditionally, though – with, without, or sometimes even for her foibles.