Hotel and germs anxiety

So, I am going to go out of town next week for three days and I am trying to prepare myself for it when it comes to my anxiety about hotels. I am always anxious these days when I go to a hotel because of standing in a shower and even when had flip flops on in the shower I was still anxious. I want to have a good time with my family, but I don't want OCD to ruin it. Does anyone else experience this when going out of town and if so, how do you cope with it?

Username: donnocddonnocd

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y ago

I went to vacation in July and i told myself i have not gone to vacation for nearly three years and i know OCD would try to mess with me.. So i just said i deserve a vacation.. I kept saying that... And the first week sure enough OCD just kept knocking me down.. But I got up... Went to the parks.. The malls.. And everything i planned and it got better more each day.. I had a wonderful vacation and I hope you will too 🙏🙏

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 2y ago

I have and you will get through it. Just have your family help you through it. I am more open about my OCD with them I have been. They need to know when I’m triggered. It’s the only way that they can help me or give me peace of mind.

Username: lsattlsatt

Date posted: 2y ago

I just went on holiday and told myself I was going on a holiday from OCD too. I tried my very very very best not to get stuck down the rabbit hole because this trip was important to me and really aligned with my values of spending time with my family and very close friends. I didn’t want to waste any time doing compulsions that I knew would give me no certainty- but rather just suck my precious time. Approach it like that ‘would I rather be (insert compulsion) or using that time to sightsee/explore/talk to friends.

Username: Biracialbeauty1Biracialbeauty1

Date posted: 2y ago

Thanks for the advice.

Username: Tea

Date posted: 1y ago

Traveling

Hi I’m currently suppressing the urge to vomit and hide in some hole and never come out 😃😃 so, I’m traveling technically today since it’s 1am right now, and I have to go on an airplane, and it’s not even just the airplane that triggers my ocd, it’s the airport itself, it’s so official and security stuff scares me bc like, theres a reason they have security. I’m really tempted to start googling “how likely is it for a plane to crash” or “how to survive a plane crash” and the urge to tell my dad that I love him and to take care of my pets if I don’t come back. Why is my mind like this. Wtf. I want to enjoy my vacation, I also don’t want to have a panic attack in an airport, which has happened before lol. I’m traveling with my mom and my sister, my mom understands ocd and has some knowledge on how to handle it, my sister does not at all. How do I calm myself without it being a compulsion?? I mean, is it okay if I calm myself with prescribed medication and like trying to tune everything out, or is that feeding into the ocd? Because my usual compulsions would be to repeat “it’s okay it’s okay it’s okay” over and over again in my head, and “I’m safe I’m safe I’m safe, nothing is going to happen” and I try not to do that anymore, or just simply not go because of the fear, BUT I’m going because I’m not gonna let ocd take away anymore of my life. I’m just scared and I don’t really know how to cope with this, any advice?

Username: BriellaF

Date posted: 31w ago

Contam. ocd makes sleepovers the worst

I'm up trying not to wash the sheets at someone's house I am spending the night in, wondering about germs and if their AirPod case that I was asked to move to the nightstand is dirty enough to the point that I should wash my hands. I'm exhausted but my brain will not let me relax enough to go to sleep and I'm tired of OCD ruining things like this for me.

Username: Anonymous

Date posted: 25w ago

Theme Park

Hello, so tomorrow I am going to a fun theme park with my best friend but I’m afraid I will have anxiety and OCD the whole time about random small things like I usually do. I don’t want to waste this fun day tomorrow at a theme park and don’t want to have anxiety or OCD the whole day instead. I want to have fun and not think about OCD. How do I overcome this?

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