Let me check again . . .
One of my more obvious OCD symptoms is a repetitive ritual where I check to see that I have set my alarm clock. There are three settings: off, music, and buzzer. My ritual involves turning the alarm setting to the OFF position and then setting it to music, and then testing the volume of the music with the 'radio on' button. I know it sounds quirky, but I typically do this about 5 times, because I want to be sure it is on music and not buzzer, and I want to be sure it is set and that the volume will be loud enough to wake me, but not so loud as to give me a heart attack.
I have a similar ritual with making sure my doors are locked at night. Unlock it, relock it, make sure it's locked. It used to be worse . . . sometimes I would actually get up 3 or 4 times during the night and recheck these things. I could never just be sure that the previous check was still valid.
I always carry two identical sets of keys in my front pockets, one in the left pocket and the other in the right. Before I leave my house I pat my front pockets to make sure both sets of keys are there, and also pat my back pocket to make sure I have my wallet. It's silly, but several times I have misplaced a set of keys and could not leave my house until I found them, even though I had the other set and could have gone on without the missing set.
I cannot order from a drive though unless I know in advance what I want. This means I have to either be familiar with the menu or be able to read it before it is my turn to order. I am always nervous when it is my turn to order and must rehearse in my head what I am going to say and how I am going to say it.
If only there were some rational explanation for all these weird behaviors. This error message seemed fitting.
I have a similar ritual with making sure my doors are locked at night. Unlock it, relock it, make sure it's locked. It used to be worse . . . sometimes I would actually get up 3 or 4 times during the night and recheck these things. I could never just be sure that the previous check was still valid.
I always carry two identical sets of keys in my front pockets, one in the left pocket and the other in the right. Before I leave my house I pat my front pockets to make sure both sets of keys are there, and also pat my back pocket to make sure I have my wallet. It's silly, but several times I have misplaced a set of keys and could not leave my house until I found them, even though I had the other set and could have gone on without the missing set.
I cannot order from a drive though unless I know in advance what I want. This means I have to either be familiar with the menu or be able to read it before it is my turn to order. I am always nervous when it is my turn to order and must rehearse in my head what I am going to say and how I am going to say it.
If only there were some rational explanation for all these weird behaviors. This error message seemed fitting.