HUGE brand problem? I feel extremely alone in the OCD community because I feel like nobody has a problem like me. It makes it hard for me to read all of you guy’s posts and think ‘how can I reassure them, how can I support?’ because my problem is so drastically different. I have only received backlash in my past from OCD groups because ‘you’re just particular’ is a good response to my problem. I feel lost. constantly think about brands. I probably have over 40 lists of “appropriate brands” and I constantly sort my life into sections and think about brands. I have refused to use any skin product other than Neutrogena for a while now, not because of its benefits or anything else but simply because it’s all the same brand. I have sold or given away expensive gifts because it’s not the right brand. This creeps into literally aspect of my life. Sometimes I am unable to complete school or work because all I can think is ‘The floor mats in my vehicle are GMC. I drive a Chevy.’ and you can see how this could transfer to a lot of things. Constant desire to rid myself of everything I own. I even get weirdly upset if I have nail polish on that it’s the ‘wrong nail polish’ I have to remove it until I find the ‘right’ one. Spoiler. Still hasn’t happened. Since I have -for the time- curbed my desire to throw everything away, I’ve been narrowing my life down to several brands. So far, I have SHEIN for notebooks, office supplies, organization, clothes, accessories, makeup, and decor/bedding. This is appealing to me because it covers so many areas. I also have Pentel for alllllll of my art supplies, markers, pens! IKEA would be ideal for furniture, mattress, and some other areas that possibly SHEIN doesn’t cover as far as household. I chose Food Lion brand for my food- because it’s my closest grocery and it’s quite consistent. I choose Apple for technology because of my phone and laptop, but I get strongly conflicted when I see my really nice gifted radio that OCD wants me to throw out.. and think about trading it for a $500 Apple Home thing. Lastly, the one that’s been hurting me lately is Burt’s Bees for skincare etc. and it only hurts so bad because they do not make deodorant! I refuse to purchase any sort of body wash right now (I am out. Yucky, I know.) solely because I cannot find a skincare brand that makes both toothpaste AND deodorant! It’s been almost a week! I feel like I’m in a loop and I really wish I could tell you I didn’t start this post just to ask- “Does anyone know a brand of skincare and bath products that literally makes everything?” I’m really struggling. Ideally I would like everything to be made by one brand. Even the outlets in my apartments wall bother me. What brand? The flag on my wall- is it the same brand as the other flag? I can be writing a paper and suddenly just realize that I have multiple brands of clothes hangers and I will let out an audible sound of distress. If there’s anyone else out there.. I would love to be your friend. We can get through this (maybe)... if anyone can tell me why I think like this or literally anything about this. My counselor said it’s most likely sounding like OCD (as it started to interfere with schoolwork since I see everything as a task) and all I know is it’s probably just-right OCD. Thanks. Hope you all are safe and well during this time.