Does your OCD make you over wipe after going to the bathroom? (You are not alone!)

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[@averyt23]

My OCD revolves around the bathroom, particularly with wiping. It used to be only hand washing, but now it's wiping, especially overwiping to the point where I get a rash from the irritation. I feel really embarrassed about it, especially as an adult. I'm glad that I'm not the only one dealing with this.

[@RayneRain77]

I have contamination ocd and I’m struggling with this EXACT issue 😭 all of my issues revolve around using the bathroom and showering.

[@plantxarmybtsgrowth5776]

Same here 💕

[@OhManAFatRabbit]

same here:( it's so hard

[@julisen3288]

Samee Im dreading going the the bathroom its killing me

[@OhManAFatRabbit]

@@julisen3288 same here. hang in there

[@enzotakerian5488]

Me too

[@HazelEyedElf]

I'm 28 and you described me, actually. I've recently contracted a contamination based OCD, and, as you described here, I basically go through the same rituals of over wiping, and uncertainty. Even showering takes longer than what I used to do. It's really tough to deal with!

[@fatimaerrafialonso5437]

Hello, I have OCD, and it happens to me people don't understand it

[@fatimaerrafialonso5437]

But I understand you

[@fatimaerrafialonso5437]

The same happens to me.

[@lauraveritysavage4542]

Thankgod not alone in this .I used to have a germ phobia & washed my hands soo much . I take longer than "normal people " to shower & bath & go to toilet .

[@RayneRain77]

Going through the exact same issue at the moment. Sending good vibes your way, having ocd is agonizing.

[@yayohost7201]

Over the last few months I've developed this and its been so stressful, uncomfortable, and has lowered my self esteem quite a bit. I feel sick and gross about myself for being so compulsive. It helps a lot to hear that I'm not the only one with this problem.

[@vb3921]

I am not diagnosed but I do this everyday and it really bothers me. Now I know it might be OCD, thanks for making this video

[@lauraveritysavage4542]

I have had OCD for years since 16 now I'm 32 .only just found out Contamination OCD is fear of getting disease .I have this.

[@lauraveritysavage4542]

It most likely is OCD talk to a doctor about it as u might need medication + or therapy .

[@vb3921]

@@lauraveritysavage4542 oh, alright, i’ll try to talk to my parents about it

[@harrysmith8329]

@@lauraveritysavage4542 is your ocd improved? And did u get treatment

[@lauraveritysavage4542]

I HATE HAVING NUMBER 2S as know be more wiping & baby wipes used & least not alone on overwiping

[@princessloveelissa5774]

My OCD is even worse, i wake up, taking a shower after going to the toilet, peeing etc. I end up washing it twice, wearing gloves, i wash my hands so many times during the day. I even bleached my hands. I've never mentioned it to anyone.

[@lucianobezerra4380]

I wipe 4 to 5 times changing toilet paper and finally I use wet baby wipes 3 more times, and I never have a "brown bottom" underwear !

[@user-pw2hb3lt5d]

Thanks alot Madame. I I'm from Africa and i suffer from toilet wiping OCD too. Thanks for the Advice. It's better to live with the doubt than going through the stress of Over Wiping Every day. Thanks Once more and may God Bless you.

[@ZinhleMkhwanazi-mc4jt]

I'm from South Africa

[@heatherspiveymua8833]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for this!!! My 7yr old daughter started this around when quarantine started and it’s progressively gotten worse. She’s seeing a counselor but this was amazing and helped her so much. This issue has wrecked me bc it’s not something I can help with or fix, and as a mom, I desperately want to help.

[@mossdalerentals9468]

I am a mom that is currently waking up from another horrendous night of being awake til 5:00 a.m with my 11 year old daughter who is now up to 40 minutes in the bathroom. I know she's dealing with more than just toilet paper wiping, she also deals with door knobs touching and repetitive behavior in the bathroom compacted with toilet paper wiping. She's not able to share everything but it's just the most difficult thing as a mom to hear her crying on the other side. A personal struggle that's she not equipped to deal with and I have no answers or help for her. I cry for my baby girl. Any ideas????

[@kerina6594]

I didn’t realise this was my OCD because my specific OCD is pure O and nothing to do with contamination. This is an eye opener. I overwipe to the point that it blocks the toilet 😂 I always have to have to shower after doing a 💩 and if I don’t I get very anxious and feel horrible. I’m just afraid of staining underwear - it’s a horrible feeling

[@XSlimSxadyX]

Me too!! I have the exact same fears as you 😢 stay strong!!

[@DoomSlayer-lk9nt]

I don’t stop until it’s all gone

[@Adam-018]

Same and i use alot of tp

[@sparkly2633]

i take pics of my clean toilet paper piece (after the final wipe) to have them in my camera roll in case i start worrying about forgetting to wipe/not wiping enough.

[@carlchristiansvaneandersen7251]

I sometimes use two toilet rolls and it’s so physically and mentally hard for me. But I’m glad to know that I’m not the only one.

[@femaleonthef7481]

Hi Natasha, you made a great video about 1.5 years ago on symmetry OCD - in that video, you mentioned making an in-depth video in the future on 'just right OCD'. I haven't found such a video on your channel since then, so I was wondering whether we will still get to see this video, since I would love to watch such a video from you. Thanks!

[@Natashadanielsocdtherapist]

Sorry - I had it on my list, but it never got covered. I’ll record one in the next few weeks.

[@femaleonthef7481]

@@Natashadanielsocdtherapist No problem :) I was actually going to add - If you could mention in that video perhaps something about how to distinguish between tics versus urges/just right OCD, that would also be great. Your tics versus OCD compulsions video is really helpful, but the main distinguishing factor seems to be if there is e.g. a fear of something bad happening in OCD, whereas more automatic OCD urges seem to lack that initial conscious anxious obsessive thought to help distinguish it from a tic. Thanks for the quick reply - I look forward to that video!

[@jaimevilla3073]

I used to be scared of this but I'm mean it's something my body creates and then wastes I cannot get sick from it because it was already inside me same with my sperm i used to be scared of it know I just laugh about it 😂 but the ocd I'm struggling know is with other people's bodily fluids I rather have my own bodily fluids then foreign bodily fluids🤮🤢 u guys have it easy because FALSE MEMORY OCD IS WAYY WORST THEN THIS unless you already have it

[@BikinibottomSeaweed]

I was wiping for 3 hours tonight. I am 17 years old and I wipe till I bleed. I need help :(

[@fatititititi]

😭 stay strong

[@Jamika729]

I'm so sorry I hope yur doing better

[@tofi5952]

My lady. I am already 19 years old but I used to wash my teeth for 1 hour. 1 full hour of washing. I can't stop washing my hands and I can't stop wiping, I still didn't get how many I have to use. I have too much chaos in my life and I can't control it but I am a latinamerican and poor, so I don't know where to get support. Help me, please

[@harrysmith8329]

Hey how are you doing now

[@OhManAFatRabbit]

hey I'm here i think i could offer some advice. i have ocd as well and I'm also 19. please reply back i will try to help

[@khyNasty1]

I'm 19 and have OCD, if you need someone to talk to or try and get you some help, i'm here.

[@OhManAFatRabbit]

@@khyNasty1 hey... i know I'm not the original commenter but i also have ocd and im 19 as well do you think we could talk?

[@khyNasty1]

@@OhManAFatRabbit suree

[@joshr1478]

Thank you for making this video

[@tinymogi]

Does anyone have any advice for this because it’s so bad that it’s causing cuts and bleeding and it hurts so bad but I can’t stop. No one I know personally also has ocd so I have no one to go to. I’m on medication (Prozac) for my anxiety and I’m assuming it can help with ocd? And I was doing good for a while but now it’s starting again

[@OhManAFatRabbit]

I'm suffering from the same, i get sore down there from so much wiping. i am also diagnosed with ocd. do u wanna talk?

[@yayohost7201]

I'm in the same boat. Developing a rash and bleeding. I feel sick. I do know there is medication out there that claims to help with OCD.

[@Ocd100]

@@OhManAFatRabbit Same here. I wish to talk

[@RayneRain77]

If you’re comfortable definitely try to do a sitz bath, this is a salt that you put in the tub and sit in it. This will help to soothe the soreness and pain. Also, if you can switch to using a bidet instead of tp that should help a lot!

[@OhManAFatRabbit]

@@Ocd100 do you have Instagram? so sorry for late reply

[@hajuice438]

I’m 18 and doing testing that I might have colon cancer because my stomach runs off and takes forever to wipe

[@OhManAFatRabbit]

how are you now?

[@OMGitsKristinaxD]

Wait I really thought this was just me

[@Worthwarrior]

Hi I’m a 13 year old and idk if I have ocd but I can relate with the wiping stuff. When I wipe many times I feel like I still have more poop and starts to itch

[@wadoodjutt2993]

You should not over wipe because It could cause so many problems to you Just wipe 2 times after that put some water on a toilet paper and make it wet and then wipe your anus after wiping it use another dry paper and you are completely done ✅

[@Worthwarrior]

@@wadoodjutt2993 but what if I feel like I have poop? It’s something that really triggers me

[@saraimarie2228]

@@Worthwarrior I feel like this. What did you do?

[@2atalkandpolitics422]

Ok I have ocd about wiping just doesn’t seem right but for some reason to me it feels good to wipe so I over wipe. So it’s now trapped in my head I have wipe to get rid of the itch

[@melanieherman763]

Natasha, my daughter doesn't overwipe, but she tries to find the perfect piece of toilet paper (no specks in the paper or further down in the roll where it is safe) and throws mounds of tp in the trash or toilet. Any tips for overcoming this OCD habit?

[@Natashadanielsocdtherapist]

All OCD has the same framework. An intrusive thought/feeling AND the need to avoid/do something to get brief relief (compulsion). The goal is to play defense and offense with OCD: kzbin.info/www/bejne/foOQdKZoaLqBopo Once you know the framework of how to work with ANY OCD thought, the approach is the same.

[@TonyRiggins]

Hi thank you for doing theeee videos

[@TTxoxoMiller]

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Ocd100]

I hv this wiping ocd..what if the last wipe i can see yellow stain. Waiting to hear back from you

[@Ocd100]

Please reply

[@Ocd100]

Waiting for ur reply dear Natasha , what if yellow stain doesn't stop coming and is still there on last wipe.

[@OhManAFatRabbit]

@@Ocd100 what exactly do you mean? sorry i don't understand. I'm not the lady from the video but i do have ocd

[@Ocd100]

I keep wiping my anal area with wet wipes. I asked what if the last wipe is yellow .. or has fecal matter ... Shpuld we still stop wiping.

[@yayohost7201]

Maybe the moment you see nothing then stop no matter what. No just in case wipes after that. Incredibly hard to do. I'm not there yet

[@Abdulaziz-s3e3k]

Water 💦

[@voloshanca]

The problem is that I *already* do have a very precise amount of paper to use. And a very elaborate ritual of wiping, with rules regulating every smallest detail of the process. But it's still too much paper. About 5 rolls every time I go. How to lessen that amount? I'm thinking it's based on the fear of getting pee on my hands so I fold the paper more times so it would be thick enough in order for the liquid not to get through it on the other side where I hold it with my hand. So I start with folding a 3-ply paper 12 times then 11 - 10 - 9 down to just 1 square. A separate folding for the pubic hair. Another one for the back of my vag. If after I reach 3 folds there is still some liquid on the paper, I start increasing the amount of folds to 13, 14 and so on until it's dry. Then the next time I use the bathroom I start already from 14. That way I'm trying to determine the precise amount of paper I need in order to keep my hands dry. But the problem is every time is different! Sometimes the hairs are more dump other times less, for example. That's just one example. If I start describing the whole ritual it's gonna take pages of text. The numbers are different if the paper is 2-ply (or 4 ply, or 5 ply for that matter). The numbers are also different when I'm on my period. Then it's just hell as I can spend hours and rolls after rolls trying to get myself dry and the paper still won't come out dry

[@iqraijaz2220]

Use water for cleaning yourself. Like muslims do. You will be satisfied

[@voloshanca]

@@iqraijaz2220 i'm afraid i won't be, cause first i can't always use water as it's often orange in color especially during daytime and for some reason i'm hesistating on using such water even tho my mother says evrrybody uses it, it sometimes gets tranparent only for a quite short period of time during 1 a.m and 6 a.m even then there is no guarantee it will happen every night. i'm honestly so done on depending on this fluid and unstable water schedule it's driving me crazy and brings me so much anxiety i can't have any stable regimen because of this water and without regimen my mental health downgrades. second my bathroom and the tub are often very dirty and the bathroom floor is sewage-soiled, and because of my executive disfunctioon i often have no idea how to do house cleaning or certain house cleaning tasks or find them too complicated and overehelmimg, even tho my mother says house cleaning is an unnecessary thing and nobody does it. and third i'm worried that if i use water right after toilet before wiping with paper first while my privates are still full of piss and/or crap the water will spread those substances all over the bathroom and i will only end up contaminating the whole bathroom but not actually washing. I need to wipe myself dry first before i can use wet wipes or water.

[@Abdulaziz-s3e3k]

Use water 💦

[@madhavidurumutla859]

Even water, I just use it too many times and feel like it splashes everywhere and end up bathing for hrs

[@jackwilliams5474]

Only crap should be wiped

[@jackwilliams5474]

@CrystalCritter Piss is awesome and shouldnt be wiped.

[@audreybannister]

i’m guessing you’re a cis man. people with v4g1nas do have to wipe pee.

[@loveyalotz]

Ur nasty