Hit and Run OCD
I had an issue today where my pup in the back of my car starting choking, and I did a risky turn into a lane way and (in my mind) that means I hit the kids that were waiting for a bus nearby, and also I hit a car that was oncoming down the lane way, even though there was no oncoming car.
i saw the kids get on the bus, i would notice a head on collision and my husband even checked for me that the area was clear, as this all happened close to my home. i have convinced myself I did it, i noted when I stated driving the sun was low in the sky and so it was more in my eyes than normal but I could see fine, now I think I couldn’t see and I made that up too. I’m honestly at the point where I want to hand myself into the police, and what adds to it all is that the kids are neighborhood kids, and now they’ll think I’m a crazy driver (logically they have forgotten about it by now probably but I equally think thats all they think about me).
has anyone ever had any real solutions to this type of ocd, I’ve been to therapy and other ocd flare ups are easier to manage but this for me is maybe the worst type, it took me 40 minutes to get back in my car and my whole day is turned on its head.
Posted Mar 2, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC