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OCD driving me mad today :( Reassurance?
I have OCD, usually i'm ok but then something will happen which sets me off again and keeps me constantly worrying, likes last night:(
Our toilet blocked up so we had to call a plumber. Before he got here i cleaned the toilet and put some bleach down it and flushed.
Then when he was here I made myself scarce, my husband said he just put this "big rod type plunger thing" down the loo, shoved it once and that was it.
The thing that's driving my OCD mad is the fact that he just carried this "Tool" out of the house, and i'm worrying about "Drippage" from the toilet.
I've cleaned the bathroom floor but theres nothing i can do about the carpet on the stairs.
I've been walking on there in barefeet before my ocd kicked in, and now i'm too scared to put my feet up on the sofa, and i'm worrying about the bed sheets, and that i've got all nasty toilet germs on my feet and around the house.
Can someone please reassure me? I just keep telling myself that because i bleached the toilet about 5 mins before he got here then it should be ok, but i'm not sure bleach would reach in the U bend since the loo was blocked.
I'm driving myself (and the hubby) mad:(
thank you
Our toilet blocked up so we had to call a plumber. Before he got here i cleaned the toilet and put some bleach down it and flushed.
Then when he was here I made myself scarce, my husband said he just put this "big rod type plunger thing" down the loo, shoved it once and that was it.
The thing that's driving my OCD mad is the fact that he just carried this "Tool" out of the house, and i'm worrying about "Drippage" from the toilet.
I've cleaned the bathroom floor but theres nothing i can do about the carpet on the stairs.
I've been walking on there in barefeet before my ocd kicked in, and now i'm too scared to put my feet up on the sofa, and i'm worrying about the bed sheets, and that i've got all nasty toilet germs on my feet and around the house.
Can someone please reassure me? I just keep telling myself that because i bleached the toilet about 5 mins before he got here then it should be ok, but i'm not sure bleach would reach in the U bend since the loo was blocked.
I'm driving myself (and the hubby) mad:(
thank you
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Have a nice day.
they tend to use a bit of loo paper to dry it off then spray it with a chemical out in the Van. the bit of loo paper used to make sure the toilet is flushing okay.
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If you have OCD you don't need reassurance, as this is just another way of feeding your compulsions. There are cures out there, go for it.
The fact is that there are probably thousands of times more 'germs' on your face then there are in a toilet. They are everywhere; in the air you breath, the food you eat, your kids hands. You can never ever get rid of them - however the vast majority of them will no you no harm and the few that can will just give you a upset stomach.
I know that phobias aren't logical, and that OCD is a real condition that needs professional help. But I sometimes can't help but wonder what it is that people are afraid off. What is the worse case scenario? You get a bit sick, you get given medicine, you're cured.
I'm on CItalopram for anxiety, but it's also used to treat OCD too.
Sometimes I think it's common sense to be concerned about things, but it's when i start obsessing and losing sleep that I know it's gone too far, so i'm trying to reign it in.
A few years ago it got to the point where it would take me 40 minutes to made 1 sandwich, it was when i counted myself washing my hands 19 times just to make a sandwich that I knew it had gone too far, my hands were all cut from the soap just eating away at my skin, the next day i cut it down to washing my hands twice, and now I just do it omce.
I do have the will power to tell my OCD to just "F off" but like i said in my original post, i'll be doing really well then 1 little thing can mess it up again.
Thank you all again x
Have you been referred for cognitive behavioural therapy? It's recognised as the best treatment for OCD.
It's got to the point now where I know there's no point worrying, worrying doesn't change anything so i'm kind of over it now.
Like I said before, I usually have a day or 2 of constant obsessing before I just say Enough is enough and snap out of it.