flabberghaster OP wrote on May 12, 2026 at 11:44 PM

Reply to comment by skookin in Every time I leave my house I feel a strong urge to go back and check that I didn't leave the stove on, even though I haven't touched the stove in some cases for several days. by flabberghaster

I have even gone so far as to cut the circuit breakers and I still do this.

Also when I go on a long trip, I get half way out of the state and then think "damn I probably didn't lock the door to my apartment."

skookin wrote on May 13, 2026 at 2:22 AM

do u think taking a photo of your turned off stove each day would help? some kind of proof to reference

flabberghaster OP wrote on May 13, 2026 at 3:20 AM

I think that would just be playing in to it; sometimes I remember to check before I go but it doesn't super change much.

It's just something I gotta work through somehow, I think.

nomorepie wrote on May 18, 2026 at 4:39 PM

So rather than "playing into it" you're just gonna brute force it

flabberghaster OP wrote on May 18, 2026 at 5:08 PM

Idk if I am developing OCD I don't want to develop a bunch of OCD rituals, and taking a photo of my stove every day would be a pretty big one. Because then if I forget the photo I would then be stressed about that, instead. It doesn't change the calculus really.