OCD, Ironic and Health: Checked out

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By Anonymous - 31/10/2012 03:02 - United States - El Cajon

Today, before leaving my house, I OCD-checked all of my doors 16 times to make sure that they were locked. When I got home, my house had been broken into. Turns out I accidentally unlocked my front door when trying to lock it for the last time. This is why I have OCD. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/09/2014 08:58 - Belgium

Today, in a rush to get out of my house to go to a doctor's appointment, I closed the door behind me without having my house or car keys on me. Sadly, it took me less than a minute to break into my own house. FML

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By pottyhostage - 08/11/2010 21:26 - Sweden

Today, I freaked out when I couldn't get my bathroom door open. After ten minutes of panic when thinking about how I'd be stuck there for at least 8 hours until my roommate would get home, and another five mentally going over survival skills, I realized that I had forgotten to unlock the door. FML

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By TheComputerGuy96 - 22/05/2010 07:56 - Italy

Today, I was locked out of my house. After hours of trying to break the door, I found out I accidentally left a window open. The door, however, still needs to be replaced. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/07/2012 08:57 - United Kingdom - Peterborough

Today, I was convinced I hadn't locked up properly when leaving work, and almost had a panic attack at the train station. I went all the way back into work, to find I had in fact locked up properly. It made me nearly two hours late home. This isn't the first time I've done this. FML

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By Professional - 29/05/2017 14:00

Today, I was fed up with things being taken from my room so I installed a key-locking handle on my door. I installed everything but the door knobs, and because I was worried that I would put the two of them on backwards, I closed the door to check. I'm now locked in my room. FML

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By ohhhemmgee - 06/09/2012 06:39 - United States - Reno

Today, I locked myself out of the house I was house-sitting. An hour later, and my fifth attempt at climbing the fence, I figured I'd try the door one more time. Turns out I was turning the handle the wrong way and the door wasn't locked in the first place. FML

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By MadameM - 26/02/2009 08:17 - United States

Today, I accidentally locked my car and house keys along with my phone in my car. Then I had to break into my own house looking for the spare. Someone called the police and I had to explain that I lived there. I forgot to grab the spare when I went to talk to the police officers I locked the door behind me. FML

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By DTMM - 15/09/2023 08:00

Today, I was looking for my condo keys, thinking I had left them in my mailbox on the first floor the night before. Leaving to check, I realized I'd forgot to take them out of my door when I had come in, leaving them in the keyhole. FML

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By Notthekeytosuccess - 12/04/2017 00:00

Today, I broke my key unlocking my dorm room. When I pushed the door open in frustration, the door opened with no problem. Turns out it was unlocked. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/09/2013 17:23 - United States - Bessemer

Today, I came home to find that my house had been broken into. After assessing the loss, I saw a taunting note on the fridge saying, "Locks work best when the door's SHUT." My housekeeper had apparently left the door wide open. FML

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CBlaze93 10

Wednesday 31 October 2012 8:59

Doesn't hurt to check a 17th time.

VonGore 6

Wednesday 31 October 2012 9:02

FYL, OP. I wish robbers I've experienced tried getting through the door. I've been robbed twice, and both times they broke a window to get in. I have OCD, but for me when it comes to locking doors, I literally have to say out loud "The door is locked." Not sure why. If I lock a door and don't say it and try to leave the house or go to bed, I can't. I'll get terrible anxiety.

Comments

SoultheWolf 19

Wednesday 31 October 2012 19:48

OCD is all in your brain... And before someone bitches at me, I HAVE OCD! I was on medication from the ages 12-18. I trained myself to not let stuff like that bug me, and now the only thing that remains of my OCD habits is having to wash my hands every time I get done touching something dirty, which everyone should be doing anyways. Go to a therapist and have them evaluate you and see if they can give you medication. If you don't, then train your OCD not to come up when things bug you, it will only get worse.

at0micmin3r 23

Saturday 3 November 2012 11:21

78, THANK YOU! <3 FINALLY someone had the sense to say it!

lylotrezor 20

Wednesday 31 October 2012 20:33

I'm sorry OP, I hope you'll recover quickly.

Maycontainnuts 17

Wednesday 31 October 2012 21:11

Sometimes no matter what you do you can't stop things happening. Even if looking back you could have done something differently, life's always gonna have ups and downs no one can change that. Good luck OP I hope you can get help, just remember the best way is to fight it and go against it!! It's gotta get worse before it gets better <3

sylar88_fml 1

Wednesday 31 October 2012 21:32

My sister has extreme OCD and anxiety as well, I have a little bit of OCD like every time I leave the kitchen I make sure all the stove burners are off and making sure the refrigerator and freezer door is completely shut because they pop open if lightly shut so I always check to make sure it's shut all the way.. Not really bothersome like what my sis deals with like she will not tolerate the numbers 666 on a receipt for example .. Which when that happens she buys another item to change the amount and etc..

MuppetMerkin 10

Wednesday 31 October 2012 22:46

There is a difference between paranoia and OCD. You should read up on both before self diagnosing.

freshx_fml 6

Thursday 1 November 2012 3:22

No, you have OCD bc you just can't let shit go.

mosquito19 14

Thursday 1 November 2012 3:48

you don't have OCD. OCD would have locked the door. you're just a paranoid moron

djgoreo 12

Thursday 1 November 2012 4:19

89, you're completely wrong. The disorder forced the man to try to relock his door, but at the lock's fault and/or human error (obviously not intended to happen by his mind's compulsion) made a mistake happen. Just shut up dude.

fallenangel72 7

Thursday 1 November 2012 6:33

I have OCD. Sympathy for you, OP it sucks. :(

mariebc123 7

Thursday 1 November 2012 6:33

Don't you know your suppost to stop on an odd number?!

Mademoiselle_fml 34

Thursday 1 November 2012 8:13

Maybe OP is an even number-lover, like myself :x

Haven246 7

Thursday 1 November 2012 21:21

I have OCD also. I have to touch every object three times in the top left corner about an inch away from the edge. When I leave a door, I turn the handle all the way in both directions and then lock and unlock it twice, before finally locking it for good.