Do you have a habit of double checking things?

[Croconaw]

It depends on what it is. When I’m writing or typing longer posts, I’ll sometimes read it through multiple times to check for typos.

 

[nordskjev]

Yeah, I have that habit too. Sometimes it's tiring to check some things twice, but you can live with it lol

 

[TheRevienne]

Oh dear, here is a rabbit hole. I started double checking things, and somewhere along the way it turned into OCD, and quite bad OCD at that. I kinda refused to believe/didn't think it was that bad, so I never got help, until I started to realise what it was. Which was in part thanks to Coronation Street, a soap here in the UK. A character, Craig was diagnosed with OCD and his behaviours were similar to mine, so I thought, could I have OCD. Long story short, I ended up at the doctors for other mental health issues and got diagnosed with OCD too. After a long wait on a list, I got to do CBT, which I finished this time last year, and it has helped so much.

If anyone else is struggling with OCD, I get you, it's exhausting, battling your own mind and illogical thoughts everyday. One thing my therapist told me which really helped was seeing the OCD as a bully, now my OCD Sandra, doesn't have the same grip on me anymore. She still rears her ugly little head occasionally, but she's gone for the most part. If you are struggling, and can, please talk to someone. If I hadn't reached out, I don't want to know how much worse it would have gotten, you deserve the best <3

 

[sleepydreepy]

Yes all the time. I think its anxiety/OCD related for me. I just want to make sure I did everything right and didn't make a mistake

 

[Giulsac]

I never realise it, but now that I think about it I do!! I always make sure I turn off the power strip in my bedroom where I always plug my phone, my pc and other stuff in, I don’t know why I do it but if I accidentally keep it turned on, I get anxiety and I‘m afraid there could be a short-circuit

 

[Antonio]

Yes, I do, but I consider it to be a positive attribute of myself. Ever since I was little, I would rush certain things and would ruin/mess the things I was trying to accomplish. I developed the habit of checking twice just in case I messed up, which has helped me but also made me paranoid. Sometimes I double-check something halfway while doing whatever was next on my list so J would have to stop that and go back and make sure I did the thing that I was supposed to. It also helps that my memory is poor.

 

[Mairmalade]

Unless what I'm doing has become second nature to me/incredibly routine things, I'm going to double-check (e.g.: important emails, reports/data, any public post, graphics, etc.) - and oftentimes more than that, especially for larger projects that need a lot of clarity and/or have a lot of parts to them. I can double-check something, leave it for a day, and come back to realize there's a lot I should change/update.

 

[Midoriya]

Yeah I do, probably to an unhealthy degree.

 

[fairysyndrome]

i double check (and sometimes triple check) just about everything; i'm a really forgetful person so i can and will have messed something up the first time or forgot pretty much everything the first time i looked at or did something. i've especially a notorious habit for forgetting to turn my stove off after i remove whatever i'm cooking so checking a few times is always important :')

 

[Clock]

All the time, I double check way too much.

 

[Bluebellie]

Me. It’s starting to become a weird habit.
I’m always 99% I did these things but I have to double check.

When I clock out of work, I already shut off the computer and restarted the system, but a lot of times I have to log back in and just check.

Same thing with flushing. I know I flushed the toilet, but I just have to stop by the bathroom and double check just in case.

Or with my alarms right before going to sleep. I set them...but maybe I set the dates or times wrong. This is one of the worst ones , because it gets me checking them 4-5 times each night before going to sleep.

When I can’t really double check things is also pretty bad.
Sometime I feed my dog, but in the back of my mind I have a nagging doubt that maybe I didn’t. I don’t want to over feed , but I also don’t want to starve, but there’s no way to double check.

 

[Mr_Persona]

yes and it started 2 years ago because tgat year l started to order stuff online and l would get excited to check my mail box. I haven't order anything online in a long time but l still keep checking the mail box. Maybe l just like checking for mail and not just packages.

 

[honeyaura]

A lot of the time, yes. I'm pretty clumsy mentally and very well aware of this lol.

 

[PacV]

Yes. I have bad memory so i just check twice to be sure i actually did what i have to do instead of think that i did it.

 

[Neb]

Absolutely. Whenever I’m obsessively readjusting an object, I’ll always double check the position. If I don’t the thought of it being off center will consume my mind.