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- 1y ago
cleaning
does anyone else absolutely hate cleaning anything because when i do i obsess over it and HAVE to deep clean it or i’ll get hella anxiety and it takes so long to clean because of that lmao
does anyone else absolutely hate cleaning anything because when i do i obsess over it and HAVE to deep clean it or i’ll get hella anxiety and it takes so long to clean because of that lmao
Hey, I use to HATEEEE cleaning exactly for this reason! A nice little spring clean would literally take me the whole of spring to finish 🤣 it’s a good job we can laugh about it isn’t it ……. The best thing to do is really challenge those thoughts and let them be with you without completing compulsions for them to go away. OCD is the lovey doubting disorder so will create doubt about anything. ERP has taught me to expose myself to the triggers until they no longer are triggers. If you’ve not started ERP yet then I’d highly recommend it, it’s literally saved my life !!! Keep fighting friend, we’ve got this 🙂
Me too! It’s funny, I didn’t realize until just recently that this was part of my OCD! I had to be sure it was super clean and it took FOREVER! So now, I set a time limit and I stop when time is up😀.
I have contamination OCD and sometimes I don't feel like cleaning. I have a huge pile of blankets on my floor that feel contaminated and I have two dogs and seven cats. I don't really touch them anymore like I used to since my OCD got worse. One of my dogs like to pee on my floor a lot and sometimes I'm too lazy to clean it, because I'd have to get the carpet shampooer out and actually clean. Sometimes I do it because I don't want to wash my hands over and over, so I just avoid it. Now I'm scared that the dry urine is on my feet and are now in my bed. I know that I should just say well maybe it did or maybe it didn't and just go about my day, but it's hard. For the people who conquered contamination OCD how did you get through stuff like this? Thank you in advance to anyone who answers my post.
Guys I need help. I feel so alone . Basically I have this compulsion where I feel the need to write everything but this stems from me being anxious about EVERYTHING. Like my mom came in my room and I was irritated and snapped, immediately regretted now I keep writing “don’t be mean to mom next time” but I keep thinking about it. Then I think about how I finally left my house today and all the surfaces I touched that could’ve been contaminated and now I’m writing “next time don’t touch this and this”. Then I think about all the things I need to be doing for this week and I’m writing “don’t forget to do this and this” even though I’ve written it 5 times already. This is what happens everyday btw. My brain always thinks about something I need to be doing and making me anxious that I’ll forget it which is why I write it down on my notes app. I’m sooo mentally exhausted I need help pls!! Anyone have any advice ? I used to think I need to stop the writing but really I need to stop the anxious thoughts coming into my head . People say I need to accept the thoughts and let it go but that’s too hard for me
Last night I was staying at my boyfriend’s house and couldn’t sleep. I felt like i desperately needed to go back to my parents and clean and organize my room. This has happened a few times before when I was staying at his place. Since then he’s been very upset with me. Does anyone else’s partner do this? Any advice? It’s been hard. He’s made me feel so shameful for having OCD. As if it’s not tough enough /:
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