i peed and now my contamination ocd's acting up, when i pee there's a little bit that splashes on my hand and ofc i washed my hands immediately and now im laying in bed and it feels like my pajama's wet on the knee part and wth i dont like it, its not wet tho but it feels like its wet i cannot
Ooooo I understand that feeling! It’s terrible! I also hate the splash back from sinks and soup dispensers. Also I find it hard to touch the door on the way out after I wash my hands, because I just touched the door handle with dirty hands to get inside and now that my hands are clean I can’t touch the dirty handle again. Do you have any advice on dealing with contamination? Or anything that helps?
Dude, I totally get you. My contamination OCD has been off the charts lately too. It's like every tiny thing just spirals into this massive anxiety storm. The other day, I was washing dishes and a tiny bit of water splashed on my shirt. I swear, it felt like the whole thing was drenched even though it was dry. It's like our brains just won't let us chill for a second. I know it's hard to shake that feeling, but you're not alone in this. It's crazy how our minds can make us feel things that aren't even real, like some twisted magic trick. Just remember, it's the OCD talking and not reality. We're in this together, my friend. Sending you some strength to get through the night. You got this.
I encounter similar situations from public urinals. Then, I think that somehow I may have contaminated urine on the soles of my shoes. I then have to take off the shoes before I even step up on my front porch, and then Lysol the soles and remove my socks because I think magically I will encounter certain diseases from that experience and that blood/urine will seep through to a small cut on my foot. I clean the soles of my shoes as needed to ensure they have no cracks in them for virus entry. But I ask myself "what would my wife, or anyone else that's not suffering from OCD" do? Then I realize how irrational I am being. In my situation I am still struggling with my faith and belief system. The stronger I am in my face, the smaller these situations become. No one lives forever and this is just a moment in time. In my situation if I strengthen what is beyond this life it tends to make this moment in time seem insignificant and easier to navigate through. Of course this is just my thoughts, but I pray that you get through this just like the rest of us here.
all morning i have been feeling like there is dirt and grime on my skin. i showered last night. i washed my hair on tuesday night and i will wash it tonight. but i feel like there is dirt in my scalp and in my hair and i feel like i haven’t showered in weeks. i don’t want to feel like this anymore. every day i am anxious about how clean i am and its taking over my life. any tips?
Sorry if this is tmi. In advance, I know some germs are fine - I'm all for that, and it definitely does ease some contamination anxiety. But I have lots of anxiety surrounding going to the bathroom, specifically number two. Again I'm so sorry if this is tmi. I went yesterday, and obviously my hands were contaminated because well, they are when you go to the bathroom. But also because I accidentally brushed the back of my hand against myself. When you're done in the bathroom you obviously put underwear back on, and trousers or whatever, but I wash my hands before touching my trousers but not underwear. So I do that bit before I wash my hands, but my hand, the very contaminated part, touched like a bit of my skin at my waist. At the time, I brushed it off, thinking that my trousers will cover that anyway for the time being. But then today, I wore leggings that are kind of small on me and they weren't as high waisted. And then I got in my bed, and had a t-shirt on, and probably touched so many things. I changed my t-shirt, meaning it touched my hair as I took it off. So now I'm paranoid I have poop particles all over me. I'm convinced I need to have a full shower again and wash my hair. I'm okay with having a shower, but I barely have enough energy for that let alone washing my hair too. I don't shower every day, so with my schedule, I'm not due to have one until tonight. I just want to be able to get up, get dressed, and go about my day. But how do I do that when my bed feels contaminated and I feel like I need to change the bedsheets. How do I cope when it feels like poop particles are in my HAIR. And that could totally be possible. I know some germs are fine. But I just don't know what to do.
contamination ocd has really been messing with me the last couple of days. usually i only struggle when i can connect something to possibly throwing up, but this time it doesn’t matter. so earlier, i took a shower and i also use a wash cloth to wash my body. after i showered i cleaned up my dirty clothes and towels. then when i came back to grab my phone, there was a soap speck on my phone so without thinking i just wiped it on the back of my crewneck i was wearing. well that then spiraled into me thinking what if the soap was from my dirty wash cloth. i know most of you are probably thinking it’s clean since you use soap to clean ur body. well i clean every inch of my body, including my bottom so that’s where my anxiety is gravitating towards. this sounds so ridiculous saying it out loud, but i just have so much anxiety over it. i tried my hardest not to change but i did. at first i just changed my crewneck, but then i had to change my shorts cause my crewneck touches my shorts. but then i changed my shorts. and now i feel like my shirt is contaminated cause i was wearing it with my other shorts before changing. moral of the story, i just have so much anxiety over it and i feel like i shouldn’t because it’s really not a big deal. and i don’t want to change again because that seems ridiculous to me. plus now i’m connecting the contamination to my bed since i was laying on my bed before i changed. i hate life, this sucks.
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