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Greetings! What you described sounds like Contamination OCD mixed with Harm OCD. And no, you’re not “crazy” or “just overthinking” this is a real disorder that should be discussed with a Psychiatrist to get diagnosed. But for now here’s my recomandations for you: My suggestion and reccomandations: • Sleep 8 hours per night! (you mentioned you cannot sleep because of your insomnia and because the intrusive thoughts too much time so here’s things that may help: put calming music like rain backround sounds or white noise, change your bed frequently, keep the room and bed cool, drink cold water before sleeping and yes the trazodone could help you fall asleep but If it makes it worse I also suggest stopping it and buying another sleep pills) • Stay hydrated, drink 2L+ of water daily! • Work out, even for just a few minutes it’s enough! • Talk to people, Isolation and loneliness can stronger the OCD loop and make the symptoms worse, if you’re lonely just like me, you’re not alone anymore! I’m there for you! I got you! • Do Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) you don’t necessarily need a therapist, you can practicing on your own by resisting compulsions, for example like a small exposure don’t bring the hand sanitizer for a day or when OCD tells you to wash your hands don’t do it and see how much you can stay with the discomfort, i know its going to be hard at first and the anxiety would rise but after a while it will naturally falls on it own and you will even forget what you were obessing over. I do all of this on myself and now I’m way better! Good luck! • Practice Cognetive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) methods, such as responding indifferently to the intrusive thoughts or expose it! But be careful of how you use it cuz It might accidentally turn into another compulsion! • Take medications if needed, though for me it didn’t worked it only made it worse and got allergic but depends of your body and severity! Such as Zoloft or Fevarine. (ATTENTION: ONLY IF IS PRESCRIPED BY YOUR PSYCHIATRIST!) ! Remember: • Its NOT your fault • You CAN heal • The brain can learn new patterns • You did NOT choose or create this • OCD is a cycle not a choice! <3 The hope: • Your brain is NOT broken, its just stuck right now • With patience, support and treatment, the loop gets weaker and YOU get stronger! • Peace grows everytime you ressit! • Feelings pass, strength stays! • Discomfort is temporary, compulsions prolog it Hope this helped! :)

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OCD isn’t some untamable beast. It responds to rules. Paraphrasing what one of the leading experts in ERP said about ocd and how to combat it. You’ll be alright. The thoughts can be distressing but there’s no danger.