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I have mine in a vinyl bag, but because 1)they came in that bag 2) it’s tidier. The battery acid thing never occurred to me. I think the oil and dirt on them would bother me more than battery acid lol. I know lots of messy people who I seriously doubt go to the trouble of bagging their cables, and instead have them mixed in with luggage and groceries, and they seem to be doing ok. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen someone with bagged cables other than me.
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Hm. I offered too much reassurance. So, how about: there’s lots of messy people who wouldn’t go to the trouble. Maybe they’re slowly poisoning themselves and their families, maybe not. Lol
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@Alyosha ? thank you so much! I appreciate your answer and your humor! There is a fine line between reassurance and to find a "normal" way to do things. I have lost much of my logic around certain things.
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I get the whole idea of OCD hijacking your logical abilities. Sometimes, some thing seems logical to me, but it’s also negatively impacting my life. In those moments, I have to ask a family member, friend, or therapist (and I’m not supposed to ask more than once...) what they think, and it’s only sometimes months late that I realize “Oh. Yeah. I guess that was kinda silly and OCDish, wasn’t it?” Maybe pick a friend you know who’s generally responsible, call her or send a text and ask what she would do, and leave it at that. *Or* as it sounds like your husband thinks it’s fine, maybe choose to trust his opinion. Hope that helps.
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Thank you so much?!
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I think if you want to do like ordinary people do, you might be better off asking this question to people without OCD. Personally, I keep the cables in a bag just to stop them from getting tangled with other things in my trunk. Since you know this is an obsession, you probably know that recovery means going towards the fear, not trying to escape it. If you need to keep the cables contained while also exposing yourself to the fear, a mesh bag might work best
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Thank you Katie! Yes, maybe I should ask orher people, I think I'm a bit shy to ask...and I also think that this is a rare OCD thought, I mean many of you here are totally "normal" in this area. Thanks for you answer and advice!
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Also, remember that OCD isn't about an action itself- it's about the relationship between thoughts, emotions, and actions. The reason we do things is crucial to determining whether something fits the OCD pattern
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@NOCD Advocate - Katie Yes, I get that when it comes to other peoples OCD, but I have a hard time to apply it in my own life? I work hard to get it and in some areas its so obvious that it s OCD, but in a case like I described I just dont know what to do, and,I easily fall back on the thought "of course I wont be hurt by acid, I'm not silly..." Does that make sense to you?
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@Estrid Yes, it does. If you're telling yourself "of course I won't be hurt" then act accordingly :)
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@NOCD Advocate - Katie Aaaah I got it wrong, English is hard to me? I mean "of course I dont want to get hurt"...sorry...
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@Estrid Ok, I understand. Still, the way to prove your fear wrong is to put it to the test
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@NOCD Advocate - Katie Thanks Katie?
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i keep having this stupid ass checking or obsession, idk to grab a piece of metal and see if ill put it in the microwave and make it blow up or burn the house down or something and im getting so so fucking tired of this shit, ill explain the story how it happened (cause of one incident where i did give in to the checking to the point of putting a magnet in the microwave, hitting the timer but immeditaetly stopping it, then starting it again, stopping quickly, all while screaming at myself to stop cause im terrified what im doing, then my dad came to see what was wrong and when i showed the magnet, he gave me this look of...fear? dissapointment? like i am a danger, even heard him telling my mom later how they need to be careful with me or else i could burn down the house, thankfully my mom knows my ocd a decent amount and brushed off his fear and comforted me, but ever since that day) Now my brain loves to torture me with the idea im a one slip up away from burning the house down, so ill be grabbing metal and seeing if ill put it in the microwave, and thing is, because how scary it is, its hard for me to breath or be calm, all i can do is scream and eventually call my mom when i can get myself to finally speak to tell my alexa to call mom im so tired of this shit and i dont know how to approach it
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So I have pretty intense contamination OCD tied to Moral/Real event OCD, and I'm having a hard time with it because part of me does genuinely believe my logic checks out, and I was hoping to get some insight as to how to change the way I see it from other people who sort of get the mindset involved :). To sum it up as well as I can, I basically have a very souped-up version of the same item-event association most people have. For example, let's say you have a HORRIBLE, GOD AWFUL relationship with a person you can't even begin to think of favorably even years after the event. They had gotten you a stuffed animal for your anniversary at some point. You finally "escape" the relationship, and you throw away the stuffed animal. This is seen as a very normal and sound-of-mind action. Here's where things get tricky: For me, throwing out that stuffed animal wouldn't be enough. After all, it touched my table didn't it? And my table touched the floor right? And these things now carry that person's germs. And if I don't get rid of them, then they'll infect my future belongings. This logic isn't entirely flawed either, as even my OCD specialist said he believes in a "weaker version of what I do". How am I supposed to convince myself that what I'm believing is false when the literal psychologist confirmed that what I'm doing is just a more in-depth version of a normal experience? Ex: I have a new outfit, fresh and clean. I'm unbothered and happy, but I knick the side of a table. The table holds awful associations. I get this awful sense of dread. The clothes are now somewhat sullied, and I'll eventually have to give them away. I don't think I'm explaining this as well as I could, but I feel like those notions are there. Anyways, does anyone have any insight as to how to get my mind to genuinely believe that interacting with these things is "safe"?
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(long read ahead, sorry lol) I’ve struggled with ocd for as far back as I can remember. I find that it gets worse with stress, and recently I’ve really been struggling with the contamination aspect of my ocd. I’m worried about it becoming unmanageable and negatively affecting my relationship with my partner. I’ve been living with my boyfriend since January (got kicked out of my house a week after I turned 18, it’s for the better though my house is toxic as hell) and I love living with him, but him and his family aren’t as concerned with cleaning as I am used to. My boyfriend and I have been together going on 2 years and there’s been many times throughout our relationship that his struggle with depression severely impacted his ability to keep up with cleaning his room. This is something I completely understand because I’ve struggled with it too so i’ve often helped him clean, and since i’ve moved in he’s done so much better at keeping up with cleaning (especially because he knows about my issues with clutter, mess, germs, etc.) He is really good at being accommodating towards my needs (not overly so, i’m aware that recovering includes accepting being uncomfortable), but it’s so hard for me to differentiate between what is the normal standard for cleanliness and hygiene and what’s excessive and unhealthy. I get so stressed out every single day over the thought of how dirty everything is. He has 3 cats that mainly stay in his room (he has a catio attached to his window/side of the house) and dogs which stay on the opposite side of the house and backyard, so there is fur everywhere constantly (i’m also allergic to cats but it’s not severe). I can’t stop thinking about how they are getting germs from their litter box all over everything. They also used to piss under his bed and in his closet when his room used to be a mess and it’s soaked into the floor so no matter what it stinks. It’s so hard to bring myself to walk around the house without slippers because my feet will get visibly dirty and my socks would get covered in hair. I always think about how my boyfriend sometimes walks on the rugs in the bathroom in shoes and all the germs that spreads. There’s so many more things but this is already getting long and I am shaking just thinking about how unclean everything is. I want to deep clean the entire house myself so I can get it to where It’s not like psychological torture everyday and it’s easier to maintain but I have been so busy I don’t have the time. I am worried about my boyfriend thinking I don’t like living with him or that I think that’s he’s dirty but i don’t. We have had several conversations about this and he’s reassured me that he knows none of my obsessive thoughts are personal but I still feel so bad about it. I would like to get therapy to help work through this but currently that is not an option for me. I know things will get better once I get through the main things in my life that are causing a lot of stress and therefore making my ocd flair up, but I need advice on what to do in the mean time. I keep having moments where all I can do is shake and cry and clean and I feel bad for my poor boyfriend who can only sit next to me and try to comfort me or help me clean. I also don’t want to make him worried that nothing he does is enough for me (i’ve also already talked to him about this and told him about how I can never even be clean enough for myself and that I don’t think he’s dirty). There’s been many times where I want to tell him to do things that I think might be my own unhealthy compulsions (ex. not wearing shoes in the house or in our room, not getting into bed with socks on, making sure to completely dry off before getting out the shower, put makeup and jewelry back where they belong right after using them, etc.) but i can’t tell if they’re reasonable or not and i try to not tell him unless it’s something that severely distresses me. I’m aware that everything is going to have germs no matter what and have been using NER’s to help manage my thought spirals/rumination. I know that I shouldn’t keep doing compulsions because it just offers temporary relief and makes the problem worse because nothing will ever be enough. I just feeling so overwhelmed and hopeless and exhausted and want some feedback.
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