Contamination OCD

I’ve struggle with my OCD now for about 5+ years and it wasn’t until recently I found out the exact name of what I was facing with and whenever I describe my issues like just touching things my brain deemed as dirty for whatever reason which makes my hands feel like they’re tingling or flaring and people wrote it up as “oh you’re a germaphobe” despite having no actual issue with germs themselves. So was just curious if anyone else sort of struggles along the lines of that as well but people of other OCD’s are welcome to talk about their struggles as well and I’d love to chat 😊

Keeptrying

Date posted: 3y

Thanks for your post. I struggle with various themes but one is contamination. As an example, I can struggle in the supermarket just in case that specific person touched something with a chemical on it and then went to the same store as me and touched something on the shelf and put it back for me to touch. Ridiculous of course, but creates huge anxiety.

Keeptrying

Date posted: 3y

My background is I work with chemicals so this has slowly crept in over a long time. It was never there at the start, although I had other themes going on from much earlier.

Owen Marvel

Date posted: 3y

Totally get it, about how someone touching one thing makes it seems like it transfers to whatever they touch making it untouchable for you and sometimes even cleaning it isn’t enough, my issues began during my training in a kitchen to prep food and during then they made me watch videos on sanitation and a combination of that and my house being infested with mice at the time brought me to what I’ve been dealing with for the past 5 ish years now, will admit though through a couple numbers of therapist and exposure therapy I can do more than I was capable of before, though I still feel very limited in things I can touch I have made massive leaps of progress for myself and I wish the same upon everyone here who’s struggling to reach personal goals of betterment and that it is achievable.

Studybug

Date posted: 3y

Yes, I have struggled with contamination ocd since I was really young, it has worsened to the point now where I am triggered in every room in my house, and yep I get that same feeling as if my hands are tingling too.

Owen Marvel

Date posted: 3y

Yea and for me if I accidentally touch whatever my mind deems unclean the only way to feel totally clean again is a full shower so I keep gloves around my house just in case I’m ever asked to do anything I wouldn’t normally be able to do

Studybug

Date posted: 3y

@Owen Marvel For me I have to put my hands under really, really hot water for about a minute, but I also have a box of gloves too just in case of anything.

Owen Marvel

Date posted: 3y

@Studybug Customer service jobs are tough too, used to work at a cookie place and after most of not all transactions I would wash my hands in hot water too and my knuckles started to crack and bleed from how dry they were, and it sucks how appeaseing our illness comes over taking physical care of ourselves

L_e_d

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 3y

People with OCD totally experience this

S. L.

Date posted: 24w

Contamination OCD

Does anyone have any tips on how to handle contamination OCD?

Luke Sapir

Date posted: 22w

Is this a form of contamination OCD?

Hi there. I’ve recently joined NOCD and wanted to ask: does anyone have a sort of mental contamination fear, such as believing that interacting with people will “infect” oneself in a psychological manner? Just wanted to reach out and ask if this is an experience others had. Also looking to share experiences with others. Thanks.

Anonymous

Date posted: 15w

Tw/ Contamination ocd

Hello, i have very severe contamination ocd, and as i am writing this i feel my hands are dirty lol, but anyways i wanted to know if there’s anyone specialised in Contamination ocd? No matter what type because i really need help and i looked up things but it doesn’t help please!!

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