OCD of Checking

 The OCD of Checking.

By Atta Kakar

As an introduction to OCD has already been explained in the previous post, here I would like to highlight the first type of OCD (The OCD of Checking).

            During the OCD of checking, the victim becomes doubter. He always worries about checking things repeatedly such as door locks, switches, water tap, windows, violet, keys etc. Besides, Nowadays, social media has become a sort of addiction. The user checks notifications and comments over and over due to obsessive checking disorder. Some of the OCD victims, sitting in a gathering, during important meetings or even in a general discussion, open their Facebook accounts for checking notifications although they know there will be nothing new or compulsory. Similarly, a huge number the OCDs check the locks and doors, since they know the door is already closed or locked, but still they remain anxious about it.  

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