Finished work yesterday, haven’t been able to stop worrying about whether I locked the front door. I left with several other people, which hopefully means they would have noticed if I hadn’t but I was the one who has my keys out so I was the one who said I’d lock the door. Because they were all chatting I was concentrating on the conversation and I can’t shake the feeling that I need to drive there (45-50 minute round trip) to check even though I keep telling myself I wouldn’t have left it unlocked and I AM sure the alarm is on.
It’s making me feel sick, and has also makes me realise that this is becoming a frequent thing for me. I unlock and lock a number of different premises in the course of a working day and this has made me realise that double checking the doors has escalated into going back o the door after getting in my car, and now even having to drive back to check again. The doors are always locked!
I know I am tired and stressed at the moment, and DH is away with work a lot so I am alone with my thoughts more than I’d like to be and have no one IRL to talk this out with: I don’t think any of this is helping matters.
Has anyone got any tips for shaking this feeling now and/or for stopping myself doing this in general?