A small touch of OCD- mostly relating to my fear of either burning my house/apartment down, or losing my wallet/keys. I will leave the building, and then walk back to check and make sure the elements or off, or I have unplugged my flat iron or curling iron. The worst part is that I checked it three or four times BEFORE leaving, so I logically know it is off, but my mind convinces me that it *may* be plugged in and I will set something on fire, and kill my cats/lose all my possessions. If I don't go back and check, my mind will stay on this right up until I head back home.


I am so anal about candles, that I generally don't light them anymore- two years ago I sent the manager of the store I worked at to my apartment (I dont drive, and it would have taken me too long on the bus) to make sure a candle I had lit the NIGHT BEFORE was off- even though I logically knew that I would have noticed it waslit in the morning, as it was right next to my bed. Uggh.


I will also check my purse 3-10+ times everytime I head out to make sure my wallet and keys are there- even though I know that if I had dropped them, I would notice or felt it.


It was worse when I was babysitting.....everytime I would put the kids down I would HAVE to chant in my head "please don't make them wake up and be sick, please don't make them wake up and be sick...."- even though when I put them to bed they were fine. I was somehow convinced that if I did this, I could somehow make this be true- yeah, like I had any influence.


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