Is it really OCD if you check something over and over again, like making sure you aren't locking your keys in the car, if you honestly don't remember what you did with the keys?
Would it be OCD only if you already know you have the keys but you're just checking anyway "just to be sure"?
I learned to be obsessive about things like that because I have such horrible short term memory, and my mind blanks out on things a lot. So I'm wondering where you draw the line between OCD, and compensating for memory problems.
Also when it comes to people checking. I read about how people with OCD...well, I'll just quote it:
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6. People Checking Rituals ? Mentally reviewing the meaning of other people?s behaviors, words, or facial expressions.
Did his expression indicate that I insulted him? Did she invite me to lunch because she really wanted to see me, or because she thinks I?m pathetic? If I hadn?t locked the door, wouldn?t my spouse have said something? If I had left the gas stove on, wouldn?t my kids have commented on the smell?
These rituals involve reviewing other people?s actions, words, or facial expressions in order to better understand their reactions or intentions. These rituals can also involve establishing the safety of current situations by reducing doubt and uncertainty through reassurance or diffusion of responsibility. For example, ?If that person wasn?t concerned, then I shouldn?t be concerned either? or ?If this situation is really dangerous, then that person would have taken proper precautions.?
Is that kind of checking really OCD if you honestly just don't understand what a person's expression really means?
23 May 2014, 11:56 pm
