Was this story supernatural-themed? How does it compare with a Night Shift tale?
To the person who wrote this (don't have the name in front of me as I write this), amazing you said that -- I do the same thing. I sometimes have to buy something at a store so no one thinks I am shoplifting. I am working on getting over that.
Of course, that would make for an interesting short story. Someone with OCD finally gets over that compulsion and then gets falsely accused of shoplifting. Turns into a nightmare interrogation a la that news story about the McDonald's incident. Maybe even beyond that.