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- 4y
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- 4y
I have contamination OCD but for some reason Covid never bugged me. Maybe it’s because I got it really early on. Then again my fears are mostly the it will kill you kind and Covid isn’t serious for someone of my age and health. I think encouraging him to try an exposure evey day. Don’t wear a mask in the drive through and then not doing any compulsions. It’s super difficult and I get it cause Covid does exist but I’m sure he wants to get back to a semi normal.
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- 4y
i felt this way up until a couple of months ago and it was really hard to even go to the store without feeling contaminated. i think that it will most likely take time and that taking every precaution is just a way of making sure that they are ok. it will most likely take time to adjust, i hope that this helped!!
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- 4y
He will. It’s super hard. But if you support him and especially look out for the ocd presenting in new ways. Because that’s what it does when you fight it. Make sure he knows how proud and excited you are that he went the the parade! As someone with that type of ocd I can tell you that was probably really hard. He’s also lucky to have someone who cares enough to reach out to other ppl with ocd for support.
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- Date posted
- 3y
During the first couple months of covid, it was hard. Everything felt like a potential biohazard and I wanted to burn my clothes every time I came home from a store. And we wiped down all our groceries before putting them away. I also hated even breathing when someone walked past me in public. The frenzied feeling calmed down after that, though.
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- 4y
That makes sense. My bf is young and has relatively good health but has a lot of people with health issues in his family. I think since covid is still so “new” AKA there’s still not a lot of research and stuff he’s still careful. He feels that people kind of pulled off the resrictions a little to quickly after the vaccine came out. He’s definitely better since the vaccine, and he did stand outside at a parade yesterday without a mask, while standing away from me at people, but still. 🤷♀️ I think you both are probably right. Between time and maybe some contact exposer he’ll get there.
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- Date posted
- 23w
back in october i made my first post about my specific type of ocd, how it mixes in with my day to day and how i “deal” with it. i talked about the starting point, how it gradually got worse, and then how it was going just a few months ago. i always think it’s insane how much can change in just the course of a small to a large amount of time. right now, i honestly feel like garbage. to be quite sincere i really want to give up, i’m barely holding on by a thread. and if i cut that thread, i really doubt anyone would care. i’ve never considered myself to be a suicidal person, and i still don’t consider myself that right now. it just gets to a point where it’s just, a lot to deal with. i don’t really enjoy things a lot nowadays. sure i have good days like everyone does, like today, when i was just enjoying my day without worries. but then it all comes crawling back twice as bad the following days. i take online college so i’m usually just stuck at home most of the time. but, when i do decide to actually go out and leave my house, my ocd just explodes because i have this whole routine i need to do or else i feel like i’ll contaminate wherever i end up going. i’m not going to go really deep into my compulsions because it’s hard enough to live with them, much more having to type them all out in detail. but when i go out my compulsions go from wiping down all my stuff i’m going to use after showering, to washing my clothes/cleaning the washer + dryer. i also have separate things (or two of the same thing) i use specifically in my house, and items i use when going out. such as shampoo/body wash, deodorant, lotion, hair curler, etc. as if that’s not draining enough, i also feel the need to fast a couple days prior to any plan i make because i’ve forced myself to believe i need to feel empty in order to be clean. i’m not sure if that’s my past eating disorder talking, or my ocd, but my brain can’t help but think any food in my house is utterly and completely contaminated. i’m so tired of this feeling, feeling like nothing will ever be clean again. feeling like my ocd is trapped in my childhood home. feeling that wave of diseases rushing through my veins the moment i step foot into what’s supposed to be “home”. and i’m so scared of therapy because what if i do get healed, and then everything comes rushing back the second i step into my room. i’m planning on moving somewhere far from my current house in this next coming year, so sometimes i feel like just waiting it out. but it’s insufferable when going to hangout with someone. i miss my friends, my family, and my partner. it’s crazy to me that i’m dealing with all this at the young age of 18 but, i’m sure lots of people have it way worse. i just want to find a way out, any possible way. but i keep pushing myself deeper and deeper that when i finally find a way, it will no longer exist.
- Date posted
- 20w
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!!
- Date posted
- 18w
Hi, I’m new to this app and newly diagnosed. Question for you all, What things did you normalize and do without a second thought that when diagnosed, you realized was actually your OCD? Mine was how concerned with germs I am. I hold my breath when I open a door so the rush of wind doesn’t infect my lungs from whatever is in the room. I thought everyone was really careful and concerned like me. But Ive learned it’s not normal the lengths I go to. What was yours?
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