privatelypublic
- Date posted
- 3y ago
I need help
Can someone please give me advice on how to make my showers shorter, I really need help with it because my mom is getting upset with me and I don't know what to do
anonymousbcanonymousbc
- Date posted
- 3y ago
I used to take up to an hour and a half showers now i can take 10 min ones. My ocd is worse then its ever been but ive still managed to cut down on my shower time. For me i have to have a really good body wash that lathers. I recently tried the dove ultra moisture and omg its the best thing ever. It lathers, has the perfect anount of moisture where i dont feel sticky afterbut also not dried out and you dont have to use a lot because it has such a good lather and for me to say not use a lot of soap is mind blowing lol. Also you have to remember that whatever your washing off your body is literally on the surface. I used to scrub so much and so many times because i felt like if i didnt i wouldnt get the contamination off but ive realized that a regular washing does just fine as long as i dont miss a spot lol. Thats what works for me anyways. Not everyday. But most of the time! Hope this helps!
Forest13Forest13
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Please leave a message if you want to talk about this as I want to help
washie washie
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Put on a timer and try to make them shorter by reducing the time!
Forest13Forest13
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Timing things would definitely stress me out personally
AnonymousAnonymous
- User type
- Staff
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Unfortunately this can be all too common behavior when you have OCD. Do your parents know why you are doing this? Do you know why or it just a feeling? Either way I think the important thing is that you may never "feel" like taking a shorter shower and the good news is that you can "chose" to take a shorter shower. You will initially feel anxious, you may have an increase in intrusive thoughts- and eventually the feelings pass and you don't have to do any compulsions. Remember fi you have OCD there is a faulty alarm in your brain screaming that you are in danger when you really aren't- the more you do a compulsion (such as showering), the more your brain believes that you really are in danger, thus strengthening the thoughts and feelings. Have you discussed with your parents getting treatment for this? ERP can help to address this and can work with your parents to understand what you are facing. You don't have to experience this all on your own. The NOCD community is here for support.
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