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Topic Title: How can I get around this?

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robinhood999 said 4 years, 5 months ago:

I have OCD. I’m 14. My personal OCD isn’t always fixed over one thing it manifests in different things to do with my day to day life. At the moment I have compulsive thoughts telling me to wash my hands. When walking around my house I will touch something and in my head an OCD thought will say that’s dirty and harass me with thoughts basically bullying me into washing my hands. If I can get into a place where my OCD thinks I’m “clean” then I can go for a while without washing my hands but the moment I touch something and sometimes even come close to something my OCD classes as “dirty” I will be harassed by OCD thoughts telling me to wash my hands. I have not had a day since this was affecting me where I didn’t have OCD thoughts that I remember of, these thoughts can harass me throughout the entire day.

moresunshine said 4 years, 4 months ago:

Hello! I hope you’ve been doing better recently. I’ve been having OCD thoughts about washing my hands a lot too lately, and it’s very tiring. What I suggest is when you feel like your hands are dirty, try to wait a few minutes before you carry out the compulsion of washing your hands. If you feel unable to touch anything while waiting, that’s okay. But wait a few minutes every time. As you feel more comfortable, increase the amount of time you wait by a few minutes. Gradually, you should find that your anxiety lessens and the thoughts become less vivid and occur less often.

I hope this helps! Even if it doesn’t though, I do understand what you’re going through. You’re not alone, even if it feels like it!