Anyone else with contamination ocd have to constantly convince themselves they feel things when they touch them? Like I'm.always scared I accidently brushed or grazed things and I have to be like if I didn't feel it I didn't touch it. Also always left over soap from washing hands, always.
I relate very much with this, and that’s a good idea with you saying “I would have felt it if I touched it”that’s definitely a good way to challenge your thoughts and I’m going to try that out now, thank you. But how do you go about it when it is animal poop that you saw on the ground but most likely didn’t walk in but now you’ve convinced yourself that you did walk in it and you think your shoes are contaminated but in actuality they’re clean And I relate to the soap thing, what I’ve started to do finally is use just enough to make it foamy so that it covers both of my hands, which typically is only one pump of soap, sometimes more depending on the soap, but if you’re comfortable with it, I would start challenging that by cutting down a little bit on the amount of soap that you use, it doesn’t need to look like a bubble bath, as long as it’s a little foamy and covers both hands lightly, you’re getting clean Thanks for your advice and hope that this helps a little
Even if you start cutting back by using one less pump of soap than you normally do, that’s a good start
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?
i have contamination ocd and i have a hard time knowing what’s normal- please help me get back to normal!! do you worry or clean under your fingernails when you wash your hands? do you specifically wash your thumb? if so how? do you pay attention to the pace you wash your hands at? do you ever feel the need to do things a certain amount of times or count while doing things? in the shower do you wash your hands at any time? especially after washing private areas? question for the girls!! how many times do you wipe after you pee? how do you all pee so fast?
I obsess constantly about my hands being dirty and feel like I can actually see the germs and bacteria crawling all over my hands if I can’t wash them as soon as I touch something. It’s really embarrassing since people in my life have noticed this “weird” behavior but it’s a huge problem for me and I don’t know how to make the obsessive thoughts stop.
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