Unsure whether to check old tasks in job (Harm OCD)

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Hi, I have OCD and am in the process of leaving my job at the moment (I work with clinical data in pharma) and throughout the process of my job I don’t believe I’ve completed tasks correctly (cut corners, bad organisation on my part, rushed tasks etc. as I’ve felt under pressure in the environment and I havent always felt comfortable in asking questions etc.).

 

Now that I am leaving I have a compulsion to check over previous tasks I’ve done to ensure there would be no impact/harm clinically – my therapist ultimately advised to embrace uncertainty here, I know that is the approach I should take but am worried over any potential impact stemming from my inability to properly do my job (it leading to someone’s death).

 

Could do with some advice here, thanks.

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