Sleep deprivation

One thing I learned there through therapy it OCD wants us to be 100% sure that our biggest fears/anxieties won’t happen. That’s what consumes us and our time. Accepting the uncertainty is where progress is made. It’s very difficult trust me but you can do it. Tell yourself, yea someone could break in, a fire could happen, etc.. but what it the probability it will happen? Not very high. If all else fails, learn about Jesus and accept him in your heart. I believe alot of what we deal with like OCD, anxiety, fear, doubt comes from satan trying to ruin our lives. There is peace and comfort in Jesus. Stay strong, you’re not alone.

Yeah, I've got this thing where I'll either have an anxiety attack over it before bed and if I don't have one before bed... I end up waking up an hour earlier or in the middle of the night with it. Maybe my brain is addicted to the adrenaline of it and so induces it? Just speculation really.

So relatable! Sorry for your experience. I just take it a moment at a time. I set limits on what I let myself ruminate on. I have my phone set on a do not disturb mode after a certain time so I don't fall down the rabbit hole. Sometimes I push past it & bypass the do not disturb mode, but it's a sort of speed bump to at least slow me down. When I feel the need to keep checking & the thoughts flood my mind I try to do a puzzle or game that I set a time limit for. I drink something warm like chamomile & lavender herbal tea, take a bath/shower, something to relax & set up a bedtime routine to get my brain prepared for sleep. I can relate to the blanket & clothing thing. My dogs sometimes are a pain in the neck or my partner's talking & moving around while sleeping gets me worked up, but I try to focus on getting myself tired & ready for sleep, not giving so much attention to everything else around me. Even though my brain wants to constantly say, "yeah! But what about this, or that, or these... did you think of that" which leads to phone checking. I tell my brain, "sorry... not tonight, I'm going to sleep." Some nights are horrible, & some are better than others, but I'm always striving to make tonight a good one filled with sleep, with intrusive thoughts & fears being thrown to the wind.