Some one please help me. My OCD is phobias of lice and scabies. I feel like I’m always going to catch it. I stayed at a Disney hotel last week and now I have a bump on my hand. Doctors have said you can get them from hotels. Is this scabies starting or is this something not to worry about and it’s just my OCD taking over.
could be an allergic reaction to hand sanitizer. My hands do that when I put sanitizer on them so I don't use sanitizer
Hey so I understand that this is scary, and the possibility of that happening is overwhelming! I dealt with the same thing for a really really really long time, and what helped me was to think "yeah I might have scabies" or "it might be scabies but later me can figure it out" I find that it helped me be okay with some uncertainty and discomfort in order to overcome the weight of the situation. I know exactly what you're going through right now and you think that it will be a horrible thing about to happen to you, but if it is everything is figure out-able. Especially with scabies you can find so many different treatments! Contamination isn't always game over, I promise.
@Anonymous It’s good to know that I am not alone in this situation because I feel sooooooooooo alone 24/7. People don’t even know what scabies is. How come that couldn’t be me to not to know what it is. I know and that’s what’s hard is to me it’s game over. Like honestly I would not be scared of dying at all but getting scabies is the worst thing that could happen to me.
It looks like little bumps I get just when I'm stressed. I randomly started getting them and they come and go but aren't anything to worry about. Literally harmless! Could also be a very mild allergic reaction, likely nothing to worry about! But tbh it could be something bad but "could be" can be your friend. Try sitting with the discomfort and saying it could be ____, it could not be _____. This is part of Exposure Response Therapy and is extremely helpful for OCD. If you aren't in ERP therapy already, I would highly recommend it.
@mriley♥ Thank you so much!!! I’m don’t ERP right now but all I want to do is inspect my skin over and over and over. It’s the most stressful feeling in the world
@Ambersmith Could you try the 15 minute rule, apparently it helps a lot of people. You essentially try, for just 15 minutes, to avoid your compulsions and you try another 15. This could help!
@mriley♥ How do you do this?? Sorry I have never heard of this rule before. I’m eager to learn
@Ambersmith Basically you just attempt to hold off on a compulsion for at least 15 minutes and then after that you try for another 15 minutes. You take it 15 minutes at a time and it can feel easier as its "only for 15 minutes" each time. Obviously it's not super easy or anything but it's easier than thinking you can never ever compulse again.
My friend had scabies. She went to the hospital, they treated her, and now she’s okay :) You probably don’t have it, but worst case scenario you do have scabies, then future you will do what they need to do to make you better.
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