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I have the exact same compulsion with locking my door. If I leave my apartment and I don't do my little ritual then I'll either be worried all day, or some time

• liberte82 8y ago
  Oh yeah I've had this one big time in the past. It sort of comes and goes, hasn't been bothering me much lately. But a few times at my old job I drove all the way back into work to verify I'd locked the door when leaving for the night even though I was _very_ conscious about locking it - I just wasn't was totally certain as I felt I needed to be. If this starts bugging me again I'm going to start taking pictures of the locked doors for myself. :)
  • stephengillie 8y ago
    Have you tried balancing this urge to return, against self-anger and humiliation at all the time and gas you're wasting by driving back to check? When I get irrational urges, I make the urges battle my insecurities and get out of the way. Insecurities usually win.
• jjtheblunt 8y ago
  I used to do it too. I figured it was a short term memory flaw, then it became a habit, so it just feels "off" to not double check. I'm actually comforted seeing i wasn't the only one.