08/17/2026
Was going to urgent care reasonable… or was it my OCD?
Sometimes that distinction is really hard for me.
After I hit my head, I spent a few days thinking about it, monitoring how I felt, and trying to decide whether it was something I actually needed to get checked out.
I eventually went to urgent care, where the doctor examined me, explained what signs he was looking for, and told me I wasn’t showing them.
The part I’m still learning is how to recognize when something really needs my attention versus when my OCD is asking me to keep thinking, checking, and trying to feel completely sure.
There isn’t always a perfect rule for that — which is probably exactly why OCD finds it so uncomfortable.