How do you guys cope with obsessive hand washing? Do you have any techniques?

Contamination OCD

Anonymous

Date posted: 5y

I stay in my room all alone and try keeping everything clean

Anonymous

Date posted: 5y

Sometimes I put scented lotion to keep my compulsion in check and try distracting myself by watching YT or insta

Anonymous

Date posted: 5y

@Kate Joan Do you keep any hand sanitizer/gel? I do that whenever I'm out in public

K8E

Date posted: 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!

Anonymous

Date posted: 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

Anonymous

Date posted: 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

Anonymous

Date posted: 5y

@lemondew Put**

Anonymous

Date posted: 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

Anonymous

Date posted: 5y

I currently suffer from ROCD, HOCD and eating disorders. My dad still has his cleanliness OCD and mom's a hoarder too

Anonymous

Date posted: 5y

@Kate Joan Yeah. I'm kind of going through a bit of tough time right now

Anonymous

Date posted: 5y

@Kate Joan Yeah we should :)

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