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Yep. You're just not quite sure what actually happened, or will happen, and which vision is true.
Like, a simple example, I washed my hands (something many of us OCD folks do a lot) and closed the tap. I remember doing it, but then a vision appears of me not doing it, which leads to flooding my neighbors, starting fires because electricity, and flooding and burning an entire house at the same time.
And since this moment, I don't know which vision is true. I don't know if I closed the tap and will be safe, or didn't and will destroy the Universe. Both possibilities feel equally real, even if one is more likely than the other.
When I feel safe and know someone trustworthy has checked, I settle and remember the correct chain of events. But if anxiety kicks in, reality shatters into many versions, all of which are troubling me.
Uh.. Shit. I might have a new one to add to my collection. Or mayhap the thought process is just uncomfortably similar.
Bruh "my collection" collection of self diagnosed issues you pick, or a an actually qualified person said you had certain issues
Are you asking in good faith or just being a shitbird? You know what I dont care.
Always good to check by your local psychotherapist!
Also, some level of it is normal; it is when it introduces significant obstacles in life that you should be worried about.