- Date posted
- 2y
Contamination OCD Regarding bathroom use
I have C-OCD for... almost all of my life. It's been an ever evolving thing, and parts of it have gotten a lot better. I used to spend over an hour in the bathroom every time I went pee, washing my hands and my stomach and my leg area, and genitals out of fear of any pee splashing on me and any germs that could have connected from the pee stream. This has gotten better, and I've (mostly) gotten over this fear, understanding that I would feel it splashing on me, and the world would not end. However, I am spending upwards of 8-10+ hours in the bathroom every time I have to poop. I won't go deep into the details of my rituals, but they are long and I have to make sure I am EMPTY, and then do a certain number of wipes in certain spots, and then do a final couple wipes with one piece of paper to check, and if that doesn't go well, I have to start all the way over, and by the time I'm done it has typically taken 10 hours. Anyways, I just feel like my bathroom usage is ruling my life and I hate having to spend so much time of my life in there. I'm never sure I can go on trips with family, and I'm constantly canceling on people and I have to make plans on when I'll use the bathroom and plan my day to day based on that. I'm certain it also takes a toll on my family, and my girlfriend. I go to talk therapy and my therapist is really great but. I don't think that I'd enough anymore. I'm lost and I don't know what to do. I'm sick of having to deal with this. Thanks for reading.