does your OCD get so consuming to the point that you CAN'T shower/do regular things that you would normally do? i'm not even depressed. i'm just burnt out & so overwhelmed by my own mind that i can't even shower or take a bath. & that's huge for me because i'm usually VERY clean/i always try to make sure i smell good. i'm just reaching out for support wherever i can at this point.
Yess, exactly this. In the beginning, I remember being afraid to shower alone so my girlfriend would just sit in the bathroom and chat with me while I did so lol. Eventually I started letting the thoughts pass, I sing/listen to music to get through it. And sometimes after a good nights sleep as well as sharing my emotions, I have good days where I find it easier to clean my room or reorganize just a little. In those good days, I also cram in a little trip to the store to make sure I have what I need. I wish you happy holidays. š©µš©·
I donāt think Iāve gotten like that before with showing. But it does sound like your under lots of stress.
Yes very much so
Update y'all I'm in the bathtub but I'm literally just sitting here. I can't make myself do anything else and I KNOW that sounds nasty but seriously I'm being so truthful rn. When I get like this, unless it's my job, I do everything else SO slow.
hey, i'm really sorry you're going through this. it sounds incredibly tough, especially since being clean is something that's important to you. sending you tons of support and strength. šŖ i've been right where you are, and what turned things around for me was this free AI OCD tool called "unstuck" ([www.keepunstuck.com/try](http://www.keepunstuck.com/try)) that my therapist recommended. it'll be especially helpful for you because it offers personalized, step-by-step support that's like having an OCD therapist in your pocket when your mind gets overwhelming. i hate when people promote stuff, but i really think it can help you because it's changed my life. lmk if you have Qs or just want to talk more! <3
My OCD has been a total Hell. I literally was stuck trapped in bathroom for 15hrs straight no food water or rest for days. When ever i shower/brush teeth anything of washing it takes forever! I was up for 18hrs total i started crying i was soo exhausted then i still couldn't drink anything all day my anxiety was soo high i couldnt. My severe contamination OCD stops me from everything including drinking n eating. Sooo miserable!š
Hi I'm new to this app and just wanted to communicate with someone struggling with simular things. My ocd has me feeling so stuck right now, like I just don't know what to do. It's caused me to stay home from school and quit my job due to panic attacks. I should probably specify I have contamination ocd and some other one idk what to call. Closest thing would probably be perfection ocd. A couple days ago I had a really bad panic attack once I got home from work where I cried and sat on the stairs for about 2 hours. I only got up when my mom forced me to, because everytime I tried I just felt like I couldn't move. It was mainly triggered by my job as I find it "dirty" and cant handle it anymore- I quit mt job that night. Then is also when I finally told my mom how I've been feeling because of it and now she's constantly worrying that I haven't hurt myself as I finally told her "I just want it to stop." I don't think I actually would but I can't help but to think what would happen and how I could go about it. I have a therapist I see monthly, but I find it really hard to tell her how bad it's effecting me because it's hard to talk about and Idk what kind of power she has but I don't want her to send me to the ward. Idk if that's even a thing anymore but I'm scared of it. I constantly feel like I have to clean everything and I just dont have the energy to do it. All I want to do is lay in bed. But these "dirty" things full my mind untill they're "clean" again. Not to mention the things I literally can't clean because of their material š„² I apologize for the awful organization, these are just my thoughts right now.
Hello anyone reading, I just wanted to vent here because at this point iām not sure what to do or if iāll ever be normal and my OCD is causing my mental health to go down the drain badly. Itās so debilitating I canāt do anything daily other than focus on it. I canāt feel comfortable anywhere, not even in my own home. I deal with the type of OCD where iām convinced things are contaminated with chemicals or feces or any number of things. TMI: For example when I used the bathroom the other day in a public one and it went off on its own so now iām convinced I had feces all over me so I had to shower and wash my clothes. Now i canāt even sit in my car cause the seat supposedly is covered now too from the drive home. I canāt touch anything on my floor or anywhere for that matter without washing my hands like my phone charger or my feet/shoes/ankles, door knobs, handles, anything cause i donāt even know why anymore. Iām terrified of cleaning products being on me or touching them, people spraying anything. I canāt have my windows down in the car anymore because iām terrified of someoneās window washer fluid getting all over me. I watched a video about a guy accidentally drinking paint thinner cause he kept it in a water bottle and had to convince myself that my water wasnāt paint thinner and etc These are just some of the examples I have and I donāt know how to get over it or handle it anymore and I feel like Iām literally going crazy. Any suggestions or advice would mean a lot. please
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