- Username
- Sadstressedgirl
- Date posted
- 47w ago
My hands hurt so bad
They're just so raw and cut and bleeding but I just keep washing them. The anxiety of thinking/feeling they're "dirty" is just too much to handle.
- Username
- JerseyJerryJerseyJerry
- Date posted
- 47w ago
My hands used to look like chopped beef. I still constantly wash them but I follow up with hand sanitizer that has moisturizer included. The “kills 99.99%” allows me to comfortably use it. My hands are red but don’t crack and bleed like they used too. Maybe you can give it a try
- Username
- SadstressedgirlSadstressedgirl
- Date posted
- 47w ago
I used to use lotion but now I'm too paranoid, like I feel like it's on my hands all day until I shower and I don't want to touch anything or eat
- Username
- JerseyJerryJerseyJerry
- Date posted
- 47w ago
@SadStressedGirl That’s why I use the hand sanitizer with moisturizer added. No greasy hands
- Username
- SadstressedgirlSadstressedgirl
- Date posted
- 47w ago
@JerseyJerry That would be really nice then, thanks for recommending it! Any particular brand you use?
- Username
- JerseyJerryJerseyJerry
- Date posted
- 47w ago
@SadStressedGirl Usually Equate, Purex or GermX
- Username
- BiancaSawyer13BiancaSawyer13
- Date posted
- 47w ago
I so admire your openness about your struggle with OCD and your experiences with hand washing rituals. It's clear you're going through a tough time and to live through this on a daily basis, it's truly testing your strength, and trust me, it's something that not many can handle. You're not alone in this fight, remember that. 💪 A tool that's helped me immensely with my OCD is a digital OCD therapy tool called "unstuck" (unstuckmyocd.com/try), I wish I knew about it earlier! I first heard about it in my OCD support group and was amazed at how helpful it was. In your case, it could be particularly beneficial since the AI-based tool provides step-by-step support when OCD gets overwhelming, helping you navigate through intense situations just like a human OCD therapist would. Feel free to hit me up anytime if you have questions about using the app or if you just want to chat. We're in this together.👊🙂
- Username
- JerseyJerryJerseyJerry
- Date posted
- 47w ago
@BiancaSawyer13 Thank you for posting this; I will check it out. Is your OCD support group on line?
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- Anonymous
- Date posted
- 7y ago
Hi all, I'm currently struggling with getting my hand washing under control. I have a rather intense fear of illness (due to nearly dying at 11) and as cold season approaches, my washing gets to the point of cracked bleeding hands. Any advice on how to approach this? I am also in therapy however would like to ask you all just incase!
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- Lulu_20
- Date posted
- 2y ago
Hand Washing
Does anyone else struggle with hand washing/contamination OCD? I feel like it’s not talked about enough that OCD although it’s a mental illness it can have a very real physical impact on a person as well. For me, I used to struggle with compulsive hand washing. It wasn’t so much that I would touch something, and need to wash my hands, it was more so I would just sit at the sink and need to do it over and over again until it felt “right”. But I have gotten better with it, and have done a lot of exposure therapy for it, but my hands and arms still suffer from the brutality of it with the harsh soaps and excessive washing. It feels like my hands and arms are always really dry and despite how much I try to moisturize, just from the amount of time I spent doing it my skin was really damaged. Let me know if anyone has struggled in a similar way?
- Username
- tupperware
- Date posted
- 1y ago
how do i stop
i don’t know what to do anymore i have to wash my hands 30+ times a day and i have panic attacks if i accidentally touch my face during school bc my hands are dirty and i have to pull out a napkin and wet it with my water bottle in the middle of class it’s so embarrassing and my hands hurt so bad they’re so dry and red and im trying to get myself to limit my hand washing to once when i get home and once before i wash my face at night but it’s so hard cause literally while i wash my hands my brain will be like “it’s just three more washes would you rather do that or face the consequences” and it’s so loud in my head that i can’t do anything but listen i hate my ocd so much
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