Missing simple things

I miss getting midnight snacks but now I refuse to do it because of the germs in the kitchen and don’t want to bring it into my room after I’ve showered. Or I miss being able to go outside and come back home and not worry about germs in my home or my room. I miss being able to hangout in my room calmly. Now, whenever I leave my room I can’t come back inside until I’ve showered because I don’t want it to become contaminated. This is mostly just me missing hanging out in my room like before. I remember having friends over a lot and never worrying about where they’ve been cus I didn’t care. I miss how pretty my room used to be. Now it’s empty because I’m scared to add posters due to germs being on my posters and spreading all over my walls. I miss having fairy lights all over my room.

Contamination OCD

Username: LowellTLowellT

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 47w ago

I understand the struggle you’re having. I’ve had ocd since my 20’s and I’m 63 now. I didn’t know all those years before that it was ocd. I have been with NOCD for two years and it has been a huge help. Believe me ocd is treatable- but we have to do the work Exposer and Response Prevention- erp. As we expose ourselves to what causes the anxiety let the anxiety be there and continue on with our day and let the anxiety go down on its own without doing the compulsion - it will go down - that teaches the brain that it was a false signal. It takes work but it is so worth it. You can say “No” to ocd 👍.

Username: Cloth Cloth

Date posted: 47w ago

I feel ya

Username: Cloth Cloth

Date posted: 47w ago

I have contamination ocd and I had a bad episode last night

Username: BiancaSawyer13BiancaSawyer13

Date posted: 47w ago

I'm really sorry to hear that you're struggling with these intrusive thoughts and fears related to germs. It sounds like these concerns have made it difficult for you to enjoy simple pleasures like getting midnight snacks and hanging out in your room. It's important to remember that you're not alone in this. Many individuals with OCD experience similar challenges and it can be really frustrating. However, please know that you're strong and capable of overcoming these thoughts. Something that might be helpful for you is this AI OCD therapy tool called "unstuck" (unstuckmyocd.com/try). I actually heard about it from my OCD support group and I wished I had known about it earlier. It'll be especially helpful for you because it provides personalized step-by-step support when OCD gets difficult, just like having an OCD therapist. It may help you gradually challenge and confront your fears related to germs so that you can reclaim the joy of hanging out in your room again. I'm here if you have any questions about the app or if you just want to chat more. Hang in there! 🌟💪

Username: mfn429mfn429

Date posted: 47w ago

I feel like so many people don't get it, but I relate so hard to all of these things you just said. People can kind of get the big things that I miss out on because of contamination ocd but all these simple things add up. It's so depressing when I think about it. I think about my life "pre-ocd" and I'm just like "you ungrateful, naive person, you." I just took so many things for granted and now everything is hard. And it's those little things that you mentioned that really seem to have the biggest impact on my day to day. I could really go for a midnight snack right now myself, but, like you said, those oreos are not worth the extra shower I'd have to do and all the rituals that includes. Ughh. Hopefully one day that balance is different for all of us!

Username: pureolife

Date posted: 5y ago

So many people on here struggle with thinking about what they miss doing or feeling before their OCD theme hit. Some miss being attracted to the opposite sex and feeling giddy talking to a cute guy at the super market, others miss being able to sit with their partners in peace on the couch, others miss cooking with sharp knives without having thoughts about anything but the food in front of them. What do you miss? I miss feeling like I had a strong sense of self and identity. I miss doing or saying something and thinking, “yeah, that’s the type of person I am! And I’m proud!” Now, I say/do stuff and think, “well that’s how the old me would have done it, and I’m not sure what else to do. But it doesn’t really feel like it’s coming from me anymore. It’s just, a habit. My whole personality and identity is just performing a habit. And I have no idea what to replace it with cause I can’t seem to access the “real me” anymore.”

"Pure" OCD

Username: tiffytiff

Date posted: 1y ago

Missing the old me

This is my first post on here. My ocd started in 2020 and it mainly revolved around Covid and contamination from that. It has now evolved from that into other aspects of life. It has flipped my world upside down since it’s started. I now struggle with intense anxiety about anything poop/bathroom related. I wipe excessively worried about leaving something behind, I plan my showers around going to the bathroom, I can’t have sex if I haven’t showered that day, I plan my days around going poop. I always worry there is something on me and it can consume my thoughts. Also all poop bothers me dog poop, bird poop ect. I don’t even like petting dogs anymore because of it. This ocd issue causes me to take forever to go to the bathroom because I excessively check. Idk if anyone can relate to this but I am struggling. I miss the old me and wish she could come back

Username: Susanthonen

Date posted: 1y ago

I’m so tired of being afraid of becoming sick.

I want to beat OCD because it puts stress on my relationships, my health, my future. I thought it was under control but with constant stories of Covid coming back, infections from mosquitoes, flesh eating bacteria in the water I am becoming scared to leave my home. I want my normalcy back.

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