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[–] aqua@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

And I’ll fuckin check again.

[–] mb_@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just replace car with anything that can be closed...

[–] fedev@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

...and could lead to something bad if left open.

[–] BumpyBun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exactly this. I repeatedly check if I turned the oven off after cooking and will continue to check at least three more times before I leave the house. And maybe even go back in the house to check one final time.

[–] mutt@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Same, I would actually like to somehow « cure » this behavior.

[–] Wowiejr@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What I found helpful was saying out loud “I locked the car” while doing it.

[–] evil_opossum@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I do something similar to this for many things. My go to thing is saying "CHECK" once I lock my doors to the house or close the gate, turning off a light in another room (although smart lights helped me immensely with this). A verbal or another audio cue, since most cars will beep if locked, is extremely helpful for me.

[–] UhBell@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pretty sure this is a symptom of OCD

[–] Majima@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure you haven't locked your car. Go check it

[–] NosyRock@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You just reminded me I need to lock my car. Ah well, I'm already in bed, I'll try to remember tomorrow

[–] CaptainApathetic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I live in a rural area and don't keep valuables in my car so mine stays unlocked at home. That plus I'd rather someone open my door, prowl through and find nothing then have a broke window because if they wanna steal my car it's a 1989 so it's easy af to start with no key so and they want it it's gonna be gone.

[–] Shizu@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

laughs in Walk-away assist

[–] TacoRaptor@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I just end up smashing the lock button a few times until my horn goes off. That way I know it was locked.

[–] athlon@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Proceeds to spam the lock button

[–] simple@lemmy.mywire.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

Happens all the time for me, except replace car with house

[–] Mopswasser@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago
[–] skomposzczet@vlemmy.net 4 points 1 year ago

Taking photo of your car keys so you can check that you locked car anytime.

[–] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

And once that's resolved: is the handbrake on properly?

[–] supermurs@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This happens to me every time. Luckily my new car has an app where it shows whether the doors are locked or not.

[–] talos@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You better check to see if the app is correct though.