It’s anybody here with OCD contaminación scared of germ my symptoms are so bad I’m in the hospital right now and feel so defeated

I have never had contamination OCD but from what I know about OCD is everyone who has it basically goes through the same thing just different themes. It’s anxiety and you’re brain wants to show you to protect you that you are scared of theses thoughts. The point to beat it is to sit with the fear until you’re brain realizes it’s not scared anymore. I have definitely felt defeated by OCD too and have been in a hard sport. Just take it one second at a time. Tell yourself how strong you are because you are incredibly strong. Not a lot of people can fight the same demons as you and make it out alive. You will get through this. You are not OCD you just have it. Remind yourself that you have this disorder and that those symptoms go along with it. It will get better and this too shall pass???.

I have bad contamination OCD. Feel free to share more if you want to talk about your specifics!

i have contamination ocd, and i hate it, i know exactly what it’s like

Thank you so much everyone for the support. One of my biggest symptoms and one the bother me the most is that I have to take a shower every time I go out of my bedroom and every shower take like 2 hours because i have to deep clean the bathroom every time I take shower and I’m tired and drained a lot of time I just want to give up it’s really hard ???? what symptoms you experienced?

OCD cleaning is so time consuming, exhausting, expensive and exasperating!! : ( What are you worst contamination fears? Mine mostly surround fear of herpes. Worst of all if I come into contact with a sticky or oily substance that I feel has been contaminated with herpes I feel like I can't clean enough to get it out of my mouth or ears or nose. I feel like if I don't then even if I don't get herpes I feel like the substance is still hanging around me and can infect others by touching my face. This has been one of my biggest struggles to stop cleaning, throwing away toothbrushes etc. I feel like the smallest amounts are contagious.

Yeah it’s much more I hate oil and sticky stuff I don’t like being touch by people I’m always doubting myself all the what if? It’s so hard