Anyone have experience with this happening?

[E.B]

For years i can remember how i know something didnt happen or i know i didn't do something, but yet i can't totally convince myself.

For example, if i go to take my med i will know i haven't but convince myself i may of already and not end up taking it.

Or say a dog comes up to me and sniffs me or something, i will question whether he bit me.

Is this known as something and does anyone else deal with this?

 

[Roxy2012]

Yes! I do this with so many things. For months I was scared to drive and would circle back on the routes I had just took to make sure I didn’t cause an accident. Or I would look in the mirror and if I saw another car stopped I would convince myself it’s because I hit them. Even though I didn’t. It was agony.

 

[E.B]

Yes! I do this with so many things. For months I was scared to drive and would circle back on the routes I had just took to make sure I didn’t cause an accident. Or I would look in the mirror and if I saw another car stopped I would convince myself it’s because I hit them. Even though I didn’t. It was agony.

Exactly! I also have wondered if i have caused accidents or hit something.

 

[Roxy2012]

Exactly! I also have wondered if i have caused accidents or hit something.

One time my 10 minute drive home from took 2 hours!! Because I kept having to redo the route, and every time I questioned more if I had done something wrong.
I meant drive home from work*

 

[E.B]

One time my 10 minute drive home from took 2 hours!! Because I kept having to redo the route, and every time I questioned more if I had done something wrong.
I meant drive home from work*

And the whole thing with what we deal with is there is no way to convince ourselves or even "prove" it in our minds.

 

[Roxy2012]

And the whole thing with what we deal with is there is no way to convince ourselves or even "prove" it in our minds.

That is true! It was so bad, I had considered driving with a dash cam. So I could watch and see nothing happened.. I have pulled myself away from that fear mostly. Probably because my HA is back at a all time high.

 

[E.B]

That is true! It was so bad, I had considered driving with a dash cam. So I could watch and see nothing happened.. I have pulled myself away from that fear mostly. Probably because my HA is back at a all time high.

Have you dealt with that in any other scenarios? I can remember as a child 11sh,12sh being with my dad , him getting out of the truck, coning back and getting into the truck and thinking what if this isn't really my dad??!!...

 

[Larii]

I actually do this when I'm holding a small object in my hand, like the cap of a bottle or chapstick for example. I'll put it down somewhere and then keep checking that it's still there just to make sure I didn't actually swallow it. !???! Like it was literally nowhere near my mouth and I'm pretty sure i would have realised if I'd swallowed it, yet I'm still paranoid that i did...

 

[E.B]

I actually do this when I'm holding a small object in my hand, like the cap of a bottle or chapstick for example. I'll put it down somewhere and then keep checking that it's still there just to make sure I didn't actually swallow it. !???! Like it was literally nowhere near my mouth and I'm pretty sure i would have realised if I'd swallowed it, yet I'm still paranoid that i did...

Always nice to realize you are not alone in doing things like that

 

[Kari7495]

This is 100 percent OCD as someone who suffers from this its very common!

 

[Roxy2012]

Have you dealt with that in any other scenarios? I can remember as a child 11sh,12sh being with my dad , him getting out of the truck, coning back and getting into the truck and thinking what if this isn't really my dad??!!...

Yes there are many different ones for me. Another example, anytime I have conversations with co-workers, I’ll start thinking after “what if I said something mean but can’t remember? “what if they’re telling everyone?” “what if I get fired” etc. the “what if’s” are endless.