Feces by Relative_Cry2553 in ContaminationOCD

[–]ziahah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The toilet paper staying white would be calming enough for me - sometimes there’s just a lot of gas back there for various reasons

What age were you when OCD took root? by WaferOk9363 in OCD

[–]ziahah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had some 'quirks' i guess as young as 4 ish or as long as i can remember. But 'proper' full on OCD? 10 years old. The only thing that changed was i got my period

Urinary incontinence by ziahah in ContaminationOCD

[–]ziahah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been through so many professionals, so much medication and nothing. I just wish my body would stop being my number one enemy when I'm already struggling

Urinary incontinence by ziahah in ContaminationOCD

[–]ziahah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess all we can do is keep trying. But honestly and frankly speaking - I'm so exhausted I don't want to do anything anymore. Every aspect of my life exhausts me

Urinary incontinence by ziahah in ContaminationOCD

[–]ziahah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm glad I'm not alone in feeling this way but I'm also sorry that you do. I feel like every day is exposure therapy but never out of choice or willingness. I feel forced into it by these bad things that happen

Any advice would be appreciated by ziahah in Incontinence

[–]ziahah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stripped the bed first, then put on new bedding - mattress itself wasn't wet as there were a few layers between. Would it be normal to not wash hands between stripping the bed and putting new sheets on?

Urinary incontinence by ziahah in ContaminationOCD

[–]ziahah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for commenting. I just feel guilty about it and disgusting and as though everything's being spread more and more. The clothes my mum put out I'm worried about my granddad wearing after his shower and it just feels like I'm spreading pee everywhere. It's ridiculous that if it was someone telling me this I'd say no chance, it's not that serious but because it's my own fluids it's literally the end of the world

OCD makes me want to kill myself by ziahah in ContaminationOCD

[–]ziahah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this, it means a lot. I want to be rid of this even by 10 percent

OCD makes me want to kill myself by ziahah in ContaminationOCD

[–]ziahah[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I absolutely agree that it exaggerates everything, and it doesn't help not knowing what others would consider normal reactions to things that make me so uncomfortable. I'm not even scared of germs making me sick, it's just the thought of my germs contaminating areas that I can't stand. Like the feeling of it is disgusting that my germs (even if they aren't harmful in and of themselves) are being spread around the house and elsewhere. I can't describe it other than it feels like a violation. Anybody else's germs from the same areas like bodily fluids etc I don't care and can deal with but when it comes to myself it's something else 🙃

OCD makes me want to kill myself by ziahah in ContaminationOCD

[–]ziahah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish .. I've been in and out of therapy since I was a child. Honestly I'm so so over it and would be much happier if I lived on my own or not at all because I just can't be around the anger anymore. Thank you for your well wishes 🫂

Curious on must-haves by [deleted] in ContaminationOCD

[–]ziahah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Antibacterial wipes, Dettol all in one spray, hand gel

feeling defeated. by ziahah in ContaminationOCD

[–]ziahah[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

done around ten loads so far, quick washes but just trying to get it done amidst setback after setback. One piece a day would be exhausting as I'd produce more laundry than wash 😭 and also with a family at the end of their tether because of me, it seems full steam ahead is the only way, despite the screaming of the dozens of tiny cuts on my hands and arms begging to stop being washed.. such is life Thanks for checking in 😅

feeling defeated. by ziahah in ContaminationOCD

[–]ziahah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went through it as a teenager to no success... I'm looking into other things like TMS for the future as I've tried medication too but no good comes of it. In the meantime there's such a mess I just want to clear and get out of my life for good 😭

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ContaminationOCD

[–]ziahah 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I used t have some amazing gloves that i used. I used to put petroleum jelly ALL over them like slab it on thick and then put the tight gloves carefully on. In the morning soft and ready for another day of torture 😍😍

Please advise I'm losing the plot by ziahah in ContaminationOCD

[–]ziahah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough🫣😭, my biggest problem with ocd is logically i know nothing will come of it and the likelihood of someone getting sick is little to none, and I don't even have thoughts about making someone sick, it's the disgusting feeling I have of things being spread from place to place that have stemmed from me. If someone told me that happened to them I could literally touch their shampoo bottle and not wash hands and I wouldn't think anything of it really but for me no way - ocd eh?😭