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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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That’s kinda my question. All my thoughts feel so realistic and so now I doubt if they are ocd and if I just can’t make my mind up about something and I’m using ocd as an excuse or something idc I feel like this post is word vomit.
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Hi, I’m new here!! I’m praying I don’t get judged for this. But, back in late May of 2022 ( literally right before I graduated high school), I added this one random girl from my school on Snapchat. She posted something about a graduation party , so I swiped up on her story basically saying how I can’t believe we’re almost graduated. She replied and we had a really short and simple conversation. The next day ( i believe) , we started talking a lot , and I just so happened to see her at the highschool when we were grabbing our graduation outfits and doing the rehearsal. When I saw her irl, I kinda got turned off ( I heard she was kinda crazy) , and on top of that , she was a little ugly irl. I remember seeing her Snapchat bio , and she was close friends with my female cousin ( a year younger than me) , who I happened to experiment sexually with when I was 10-11 years old. I remember going to work later that day and having sort of a lightbulb flick thought ( it wasn’t a good thought though) , what if my cousin told her about what happened when we were younger? So I started to kind of panic and immediately distanced myself from that girl. I also experimented sexually with one of my female friends when I was 10-11 , and from that day onwards, I’ve been pretty much living in paranoia and a little bit of guilt about someone finding out and my life being ruined . On top of that, It’s gotten worse to now sometimes I wonder if a girl I added off of quick add ( Snapchat) is underage even if they told me they were 18+ or had 18 and above in their bio, and I get so much guilt and anxiety about that. I even had a quick thought last February on what if I did something inappropriate with my younger cousin when I was 15-16 but I just can’t exactly remember when it happened , and it still eats me alive when I think about it, because I don’t know if it happened or not. I’m sorry for the long vent, I just wish I felt normal again. No matter how much I try to do things that old me used to do, life always feels “ off”. I always kept the top part about when I was younger a secret up until early (ish ) 2024, then I vented to one of my best friends and he told me that that’s a normal thing to do at a young age. Since then, I have told multiple friends and they all say they did similar stuff, but my brain just can’t accept that. Please help me, I quite literally overthink everything nowadays. 2021 was the last full year that I felt normal ( coincidentally, the best year of my life so far) . It’s not just about sexual related things either, sometimes I’ll wonder if I messed up something at work or hit a car while driving/hit someone and drove off. I just wanna live my life how I was supposed to live it after highschool ( carefree and happy) before whatever it is ( I think it’s ocd) hit me unexpectedly. Thanks to anyone who read this , I just needed to pour it out regardless of how negative I felt typing this, I hope someone can relate , because I feel so alone in my head at times.
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Sometimes I had some relationship OCD and then I didn’t qualify for contamination OCD however I know in relationships partners like to be close and drink out of each others cup. My partner was thirsty and getting very hot and he asked for my drink and I gave it to him he felt better and I am so beyound happy he did! I feel a lot of shame admitting this, he told me I could have my drink back and I said thank you! 😊 He noticed I didn’t drink it because in my mind it says it is contaminated and I felt extremely bad that he noticed so I got a piece of gum to distracte us I then had to spit out the gum because it wasn’t a good flavor then my brain told me well… ( Ms.OCD) said if I don’t drink it it will hurt his feelings and then that means I don’t like him and then I drink it then I spiraled from there lol 😂 I am so sorry it wasn’t a weird funny story I was wondering if anyone else can relate? I was wondering if there is any advice I can please have? Thank you so much!! Please write down something in the comments if you are struggling because I want to help you all as well!! Thank you!!
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