My OCD: Me: It's not clean enough. It doesn't look good! I've tried everything I can think of. What do you suggest? Friend, who is literally a professional housekeeper: That is as clean as it can possibly get. You did it better than I would have. Me: It's not clean enough. *has a complete meltdown for 2 hours over it*

When you’re feeling ready, here’s a little exposure you can try. Set a small amount of time (I’d suggest a minute or two, don’t jump off the deep end or anything) and then look at the thing you want to clean and say “It might not be clean, but Im going to accept it.” Then don’t clean it for your set amount of time. Increase the time a little bit every day, and you’ve made some awesome progress towards recovery. Hang in there ❤️

I hear you. I don’t have cleaning compulsions but I understand the anguish and meltdown. Isn’t it also crazy how with OCD one thought can ruin your whole day?

I relate to this so much! Thank you for sharing. I will burn my fingers from using bleach for cleaning and not being careful enough with gloves you know i make sure to wear!

Thank you, TabbyKitty. I have tried that when it comes to things being out of place and the floor not being perfectly clean (I have cats-the floor is never clean lol). Sometimes I can do it, sometimes I can't. It's a process. Flamewheel, it is crazy how one thought can ruin your whole day. I have multiple types of OCD so one thought or another is bound to do it. My mind exhausts me. So does the 4-8 hours of cleaning I do every single day.