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Checking and rechecking locks...?

Checking and rechecking locks...?
I have had OCD all my life. Half of the symptoms I had since I was born and the other half since age 18. I have been on medication since 2001. I was wondering how other people with OCD coped with checking compulsions.

I check and recheck windows and doors when I lock down my house. I check car doors to make sure all of them are locked. I used to wash again both legs after I washed one of them to make sure that I had washed both when I take a shower. Same with other parts of my body. Half of the time when I read a book I reread everything. It takes me longer than people that doesn't have OCD to read a book due to rereading. Thanks to the meds my symptoms have become less intense and bearable. I, however, was wondering how you have modified your behaiour or thought process to make the checking compulsions less intense and easier to bear.

Thank you in advance.