Worried I left my window down in the rain.

[canigetawitness]

If I get the obsession/intrusive thought "What if left my window down in the rain and the inside of my car gets soaked?" & my compulsion is to check the window, what would ERP say to do?

[MothFir]

If there is a reasonable chance that the window really is open, I would say it’s legitimate to go check (one time!). If deep down you know there is no reason for the window to be open and you are just experiencing a false obsession, you should resist the compulsion to check.

At least that is how I would handle it.

[NWOntario]

"Maybe I left the window down, maybe I didn't!" might be a good place for you to start. Once you've gotten comfortable with that, try upping the ante with something like, "Yup, I definitely did, and the inside of my car's going to get ruined!" Presumably your underlying fear is that you're secretly an irresponsible person, so see if you can eventually incorporate that as well. You've got this!

[canigetawitness]

I'll try both those techniques thank you. Would these be techniques be considered ERP?