Stormgrl, yep know exactly what you are talking about. I got to a point where if i didn't straighten out the towel correctly that someone close would die the next day in an accident. I also thought if someone was 5 mins late, that they had been involved in an accident.
I have spoken to my psych about these thoughts at length and can only partly remember the reasons why they happen. I won't go into them because i don't know them for sure and i'm not psych! Would hate to give you the wrong information.
What i do, do though is stop what i am thinking. Get some rational thoughts going like, say in response to your issue, perhaps your dad just forgot to send it back. He may have though, i just have to put the bins out and then i will reply but didn't. There will most likely be a pretty simple answer to it but as your brain is not allowing you to think like that, you have to really concentrate on thinking rationally.
I would definitely speak to your psych about it next time you see them. It can have a huge impact on your everyday living and I am constantly stopping and bringing out the rational thinking to counter my thoughts. It works pretty well now which is good.
How about you just ring your dad and ask him? Is he aware of your mental health issues? If he is, then you are not asking anything big. Just explain that it is a part of your issue. Understandable i would think.
I look forward to hearing how you go with it.
Mark.
