- Date posted
- 1y
Fear of mould and rust
Not sure if this is what this is for but my contamination OCD is really hung up on mould and rust at the moment. I previously lived in a converted attic which wasn’t the warmest and upon moving out of it to move back home I noticed there was some greens stuff on the outside of a black suitcase. At the time (before I had OCD) I just did what my mum said and wiped most of it off with some wipes and then took stuff home with it. Fast forward 12 months and I know I need to go under my ottoman lift up bed to get stuff out of it and that suitcase is also underneath. I now also have OCD - or i always have but now it is ruling my life and getting me to fear things which could harm me or others. I told my mum about this and she lifted the suitcase out and we binned it but there was still a smear or smudge on the suitcase. I’m now fearful of whether mould might have spread to other items under my bed or the spores have filed off onto other items in my bedroom whilst we took the bag out. I’m now scared to touch things and fear that I could be spreading mould around unwittingly. This could lead to mould getting under my nails and then on my nail clippers and then I fear about nicking myself with them. Do people think I’m being stupid 😅?