Me123!
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Handwashing OCD
Has anyone else struggled with handwashing in their OCD? I’m interested in hearing other stories about different experiences with it
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Me123!Me123!
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@Anonymousoverthinker1 Thank you for sharing ❤️
ChibeeChibee
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Yeah, I still cannot interact w must surfaces. I honestly wanted to tackle my contamination fears as soon as possible but I developed really bad hand eczema and rashes and didn’t want to risk damaging the skin further by exposing myself too much. I’m quite embarrassed by the state of my room and the dirty places I’ve left untouched bc of my hand washing/contamination problem. 😭😅Maybe this is my calling to start! I can say, one positive outcome is my hands have FINALLY healed after two years. So if your hands are suffering from your OCD, I can tell you it does heal!!!! Just lots of hand creams and invest in a good, sensitive soap. ☺️
Me123!Me123!
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@Chibee Thank you for sharing ❤️
ambermayxambermayx
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my hands are always so dry and I find it hard when washing them because I don’t want to touch the taps when they are clean too so after I’ve touched the taps I use hand sanitiser to “be sure” they are clean, I wish I didn’t wash them as much but always feel like I need to they just don’t feel clean after touching any objects. It’s something I need to work on for sure , I do it a lot with exposure
Me123!Me123!
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@ambermayx Thank you for sharing❤️
NicaNica
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Yes, I have. Though it never became severe.
bingbongsinghbingbongsingh
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@Nica how to define severe?
NicaNica
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@bingbongsingh My hands *weren’t* bleeding and blistered from washing so much.
FrizzyFrizzy
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Yes, I still struggle but not as bad as before
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