Poll: Check check?

[HoodedPunhist]

Hello dear escapists!

First let me do some introductions: This is my first time registering an account and writing article here. I've been to this site before reading lots of articles for about year or so. My english might be a bit rusty not using it properly for long time so please try cope with me. I hope we'll have fun times together!

But to the topic!



Have you people ever had the need to do double, tripe or maybe quadruple check to make sure you got everything you need for etc. school or workday?

I have come to notice that when I was younger (elementary-age) I used to be very paranoid that I had my pencil case and books for the schoolday. It affected a lot with rest of my life too: crossing the road I always watched ten times to both ways before crossing and checking that my belongings in home were in their righteous places. Call me nutcase if you will but that's just the way I was.

Nowdays I only need to do triple check at most to make sure that I have packed stuff I need for travelling, have every book I need for schoolday and so on. Maybe it's my age that has made me more mature and helped me to be "less careful", not worrying all the time about checking that I have everything I need with me.

How about you dear escapists? Have you ever had same kind of paranoia, has it gotten better or gone worse? Or if you have no idea what I'm talking about then just wonder around and write about how great it is not to have such burden on you and how pwetty flowers are. The colours! You can of course just share your thoughts on the subject too.

 

[Kollega]

One check for routine (but i'd rather double-check if i have time), many frequent checks when preparing for travel.

And thanks for that. Much more fresh question than "what game would you like to live in?". I applaud you.

 

[Cherry Cola]

Minor OCD is very common amongst young children. I too have had such problems. But it's not like it controls me. It is very easy to simply stop being obsessive about things if you just try. Unless you have OCD of course.

 

[Nick Bounty]

I do that with my passport when I travel even to this day and I am 21. I guess it's only natural though considering losing your passport is the worst thing to happen when traveling internationally. I don't think I suffered from paranoia as a child, sure I was scared shitless if I had forgotten notes for a particular class that had a terrifying teacher but apart from that no. Though it does sound you were going through a mild case of OCD as a child but now you outgrew it.

 

[HoodedPunhist]

Minor OCD is very common amongst young children. I too have had such problems. But it's not like it controls me. It is very easy to simply stop being obsessive about things if you just try. Unless you have OCD of course.

It's not OCD really, just a need to check that I really DID put that book my backpack and such. Though during my childhood it might have been more like OCD. By the way, thanks for bringing that subject up. I totally forgot chance of OCD in this subject.

Thanks for rest of the people too for noticing this thread and giving supportive comments. I admit I feared that I would be crushed instantly (being occasional guest here and reading some of your comments) but it seems it was just my stupid preconception again, and for that I thank thee fellow escapists for proving it wrong.

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

Not really, I'm carefree and happy-go-lucky like that. Unless I've specifically planned something out, then I get worried. But I don't do that very often so it's ok.

Aaaaand the usual welcome:
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How much wood could a wood-checker check if a wood-checker could check wood?
Christ, that was forced.

As much wood as a wood checker could check if a wood checker could check wood.

 

[LongAndShort]

I could check things five or six times before I finally go fuck it, i've checked enough! Then I check it one more time just to make sure. This is particularly true of Uni assignments. But hey, I haven't forgotten one yet so it must be working.

 

[Jasper Jeffs]

I don't think I've got OCD, but I constantly need to check that my light is fully turned off, or close/reposition my door 10 times before I leave the room, or check the places I can't see when I walk into my room, or check 10 times that everything is turned off before I go to bed, and other such things.. It isn't as bad as it used to be, but I still stand there before I go to bed staring at the light on my PC monitor for 20 seconds to see if it blinks (indicating it's still on), even though I know it blinks like once every 2 seconds I still fucking stand there. :/

There is some reason behind why I do it all, but it'd sound fucking retarded if I explained it.

 

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OT: Can't say that I have. I am more of a "Que Sera Sera" person; I don't let most things worry me. I do believe in preparation though, so I would check everything once or twice if it's really important, but I wouldn't let it develop into a state of paranoia.

 

[FluffyNeurosis]

I usually double check things that I need to bring but unless I make a list stuff gets left behind.

 

[Cherry Cola]

Minor OCD is very common amongst young children. I too have had such problems. But it's not like it controls me. It is very easy to simply stop being obsessive about things if you just try. Unless you have OCD of course.

It's not OCD really, just a need to check that I really DID put that book my backpack and such. Though during my childhood it might have been more like OCD. By the way, thanks for bringing that subject up. I totally forgot chance of OCD in this subject.

That is actually OCD. Feeling a strong need to check things again. OCD doesn't mean that you have to be obsessed with everything. It can be very small things.

I for example always felt that I had to count to four. I had to count 4 lamps in the corridor, if I counted 5 I had to continue until I had counted 8.

As my mentor, who is a psychiatrist, has told me, when we're young we often develop small cases of OCD. But the chances of it developing into something worse is rare. It disappears once you hit adult age or sooner.

 

[Cherry Cola]

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Did you come up with that all by yourself?

 

[Skeleon]

I'll check things once or twice, maximum.

 

[Cherry Cola]

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Did you come up with that all by yourself?

No, I took it off MercurySteam, and why does it matter?

For one second I actually thought you where capable of writing something like that.

I had to see if hell had indeed frozen over.

Luckily, I was wrong.

 

[HoodedPunhist]

Minor OCD is very common amongst young children. I too have had such problems. But it's not like it controls me. It is very easy to simply stop being obsessive about things if you just try. Unless you have OCD of course.

It's not OCD really, just a need to check that I really DID put that book my backpack and such. Though during my childhood it might have been more like OCD. By the way, thanks for bringing that subject up. I totally forgot chance of OCD in this subject.

That is actually OCD. Feeling a strong need to check things again. OCD doesn't mean that you have to be obsessed with everything. It can be very small things.

I for example always felt that I had to count to four. I had to count 4 lamps in the corridor, if I counted 5 I had to continue until I had counted 8.

As my mentor, who is a psychiatrist, has told me, when we're young we often develop small cases of OCD. But the chances of it developing into something worse is rare. It disappears once you hit adult age or sooner.

You always learn something new about yourself don't you...

At any case like your mentor said, it gets better and it doesn't have same kind of grasp of me like it used to so I guess it's not so bad. Thanks for bringing that up.

 

[Cherry Cola]

Minor OCD is very common amongst young children. I too have had such problems. But it's not like it controls me. It is very easy to simply stop being obsessive about things if you just try. Unless you have OCD of course.

It's not OCD really, just a need to check that I really DID put that book my backpack and such. Though during my childhood it might have been more like OCD. By the way, thanks for bringing that subject up. I totally forgot chance of OCD in this subject.

That is actually OCD. Feeling a strong need to check things again. OCD doesn't mean that you have to be obsessed with everything. It can be very small things.

I for example always felt that I had to count to four. I had to count 4 lamps in the corridor, if I counted 5 I had to continue until I had counted 8.

As my mentor, who is a psychiatrist, has told me, when we're young we often develop small cases of OCD. But the chances of it developing into something worse is rare. It disappears once you hit adult age or sooner.

You always learn something new about yourself don't you...

At any case like your mentor said, it gets better and it doesn't have same kind of grasp of me like it used to so I guess it's not so bad. Thanks for bringing that up.

No problem.

Oh, and I almost forgot.

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Stick to the rules and you'll love it here.

 

[Acidwell]

yeah i usually go for the double check because i hate that feeling i might have forgotten something.

 

[ThePocketWeasel]

I for example always felt that I had to count to four. I had to count 4 lamps in the corridor, if I counted 5 I had to continue until I had counted 8.

Damn that number four =.= It follows me everywhere, can't go over 4, cause then you have to count to 8 and then you hit 9 and have to keep going to 12 :| Then you get all confused and you're not too sure what number you're on so you're free....for a while.

Oh and to the OT Welcome to The Escapist!!

 

[Cherry Cola]

I for example always felt that I had to count to four. I had to count 4 lamps in the corridor, if I counted 5 I had to continue until I had counted 8.

Damn that number four =.= It follows me everywhere, can't go over 4, cause then you have to count to 8 and then you hit 9 and have to keep going to 12 :| Then you get all confused and you're not too sure what number you're on so you're free....for a while.

Oh and to the OT Welcome to The Escapist!!

Although I could cheat myself out of those situations.

I just thought "9..10...OhlookaprettylittledoggieHidoggie!...12! There, I can go home now!"

 

[ThePocketWeasel]

I just thought "9..10...OhlookaprettylittledoggieHidoggie!...12! There, I can go home now!"

Yes! Anything to trick the number 4! =.= Evil son of a, you know the rest.