Lanie
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- 5y
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 5y
I stay in my room all alone and try keeping everything clean
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 5y
Sometimes I put scented lotion to keep my compulsion in check and try distracting myself by watching YT or insta
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 5y
@Kate Joan Do you keep any hand sanitizer/gel? I do that whenever I'm out in public
K8EK8E
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- 5y
I usually try to distract myself (watch TV, movies, listen to music/podcasts, call an old friend to chat about our lives, etc.). Hope this helps!
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 5y
I really guess I wouldn't understand much since I don't have cleanliness OCD a lot right now. But I remember a time In my childhood I had pretty severely
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 5y
@Kate Joan My mother helped. She would constantly reassure me that there was nothing to be scared about and they are good bacteria no bad germs were there. I was probably 3 or 5 so I vaguely remember. She out me in uncomfortable places until I became used to it
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 5y
@lemondew Put**
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 5y
@Kate Joan Tbh my mom had no idea it was even OCD. She was just weirded out by how reluctent I was to touch anything because of fear of germs. She didn't want me to be like my dad. My dad has OCD too
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 5y
I currently suffer from ROCD, HOCD and eating disorders. My dad still has his cleanliness OCD and mom's a hoarder too
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 5y
@Kate Joan Yeah. I'm kind of going through a bit of tough time right now
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 5y
@Kate Joan Yeah we should :)
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