The person may check locks on doors they may check window latches or car door locks.
Locking the door ocd.
I am in a profession that frowns on any sort of medication so i guess i will just have to keep on checking.
The final task is locking the front door and this can take up to 10 minutes as i walk back and forth between the garage and the front door to check that i have locked it.
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Most of us have suddenly thought wait did i actually lock the door for some people this might lead to locking up with more intention next time.
Our top scientists have found a brilliant way to escape the anxiety and panic that keeps you hovering near the door lock away from the outside world and important daily tasks swiping back and forth over and over until it feels just right.
The person who checks knows that they have checked the lock but feels it is important to check again just in case.
The portland anxiety clinic says that one of the most common obsessions are obsessive doubts about having locked door or turned of household appliances the international ocd foundation s article an essay by max mickenberg describes mickenberg s personal experience with ocd.