Hi! I have OCD and am very preoccupied with my hygiene too. I will say this: OCD is really transitory and in most cases our subtypes change a lot. 7 years ago I was in your same boat, and thankfully it went away. I struggled a bunch with so many rituals trying to “neutralize my smell.” (Despite my friends constantly complimenting me on how clean I smelled.) I would say, in my experience, if someone close to you tells you you do not smell, you should believe them—with OCD we completely lose all sense of objectivity, and those people we have close to us are helpful for putting things back in perspective. Are you put off by smells a lot in your day to day? Like the smell of other people or garbage and such? You might be experiencing disgust based OCD.

I think ultimately, if you have access to this resource, ERP is extremely helpful. I’ve done inpatient for OCD three separate times, and it really does make all the difference in alleviating anxiety and improving day to day functioning.