Treating Contamination OCD | Common Contamination OCD Compulsions

[@mikenyy1166]

The ad that came up for this video was Clorox disinfecting wipes and I’m not even kidding.

[@KariBronson]

I started searching youtube a couple months ago for OCD resources why didn't this guy show up first?? This is super helpful, please do more on contamination OCD if you have the chance like ERP therapy ideas. Thank you so much for making these!

[@tomackerman4089]

I've recently developed this and it's gotten really bad. I didn't really have it a few weeks ago. I don't know what to do about it. I know it's irrational and I wish I could stop. It's gotten out of hand and I want it to end. In the past I never thought of these kinds of things like I am now. It's awful. If only I could believe the the thing I think may be "contaminated" isn't, but I can't seem to shake the thought/feeling. It's a major bummer and it's sapping the life out of me. I wish I could just go back to the way I used to be and not care. I want to just stop cold turkey but I can't seem to reconcile doing so. :(

[@catv4006]

I'm the same. I've developed this during the pandemic. I've even started medication tontry and help me. I cant run towards covid 19. I could do this if it was just cold and flu, but I cant grasp any of these methods during a pandemic.

[@mischabarrs5870]

im so sorry to hear about this but u have got this keep strong!!!!!!

[@arissag960]

I like how you said the door knob was dangerous that's how I feel about some dirty things. I don't like putting things on the floor and putting things on the floor in the car I fear driving by roadkill on the floor I think my pants are going to get contaminated when I get out of the car I don't like touching something that a homeless person has touched I think the tires on the car are soooo dangerous. I hate being like this sometimes. I will never use a public restroom I only wear slip on shoes cuz I will never touch a shoe or shoelaces.

[@hilenijoseph8496]

Feel like I'll go mad at some point in my life 😭😭, what's worse is my family doesn't understand and they keep on doing things that they know I can't tolerate, like sneaking in my room and contaminating everything 🥲. I use gloves and plastics to touch or clean "contaminated" objects, the clothes I go with outside don't make it in my room until they're clean again because I hop in the shower the moment I'm back from school. I really need help 😫.

[@Livinglife595]

You seem to be the first person IV come across that is really getting down to the basics of this. M’y problem is not feeling contaminated but just feeling dirty. I don’t worry about getting a disease just about feeling disgustingly dirty. No one ever seems to bring that up. What can I do ?

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[@MB-lz5eb]

9:40-9: "going in to public restrooms, touching things at airports, going to public places and touching handrails" coincidentally, these are things I did on a recent vacation to Europe.

[@tammy_x4535]

I'm not sure if I suffer from Contamination OCD. I do feel anxious if I don't feel clean after using the bathroom/toilet, so I shower until I feel clean and wash my body 20 + times with shower gel. I also have to note down every movement of my self cleaning routine down. I do feel anxious over diseases and do avoid certain things so I don't get dirty. I don't like to self diagnose... Very informative video 👍🏼

[@stopgotdamndeletingmycomme8642]

Speak to ur dr for advice.wish u well!

[@gregorytaylor7323]

Gotta say its pretty funny when you're pausing to try to finish a thought and then it goes to an ad

[@metalband]

At the moment, my OCD is triggered by this medicine bottle with dropper that has a plastic top (its a safety seal so some of the plastic pieces are jagged) ---> Afraid that pieces of plastic will go into the oil medicine and break down and cause me an illness --> My answer: I'm taking the oil anyways, even though my OCD has thrown out the last bottle and got this new one. I was about to throw out this one too but I decided that's just feeding my OCD and not helping me. I took my medicine! :) Thanks for this video, you're getting me out of the loop

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[@nayeemhassan1329]

I am suffering from ocd for a long time. I am afraid of blood. Cause I am afraid that I might have aids. So what to do if I get blood on my hands or any part of my body ? What to do if there is a cut on my body and I got blood near that cut or on the cut ( this blood isn't mine ) ?

[@eneida1988yaneli]

Do you offer services online in California?

[@Amelia34886]

Thanks for these videos. I can't afford therapy so I have to deal with this by myself. My fear is having anaphylaxis, even from germs and even though I've never had anaphylaxis before. I have to wash my hands over and over before I touch food, if i touch something after I wash my hands before/while eating I have to wash them again. I've thrown away food just because it got "contaminated". It's so frustrating because I know it's irrational. And it just keeps getting worse and worse, like now I'm just washing over and over even though I'm not going to eat anything. Like what if I touch my mouth with my hand and get anaphylaxis... Ugh I feel so dumb. Hopefully I get the confidence to expose myself.

[@gregorytaylor7323]

Also, your videos are helpful.

[@itskingdick8791]

Do you think that doing this kind of ERP is a good idea now?

[@eonarion8102]

Id say ESPECIALLY now is important, as social media, general media, news, the internet etc are playing up the risks and journalism using fearmongering for clicks, And as such even cutting half of your extreme compulsions, will still likely be wayy more than "regular" people in terms of cleanliness My point is the flood of commands recently to "wash" is not directed at OCD ppl, its directed at the general people, the masses, because these target audiences dont have nearly as extreme habits as OCD ppl have

[@ptf2941]

Ope ths is readabl,I av terribl cntamination cmpulsions,i dont lik to av cntact wiv anythng cos of cnstant sanitising,n am so exausted frm yrs of ocd n anxiety n lifes stresses,is ther a way i can get bettr,i am on 40mg of citalopram wch is th highest dose bt not doing anythng for me also on 1000mg of lithium n resperidone 2mg all daily n going up soon,pleas pleas help sumone out ther😥😪😢😭😭☹

[@nadiaboudane485]

Thank you..

[@kelsimoon8309]

Has anyone tried ssri's for this? How was it for you? I was just diagnosed after living with this since I was a kid (I'm 24). I'm exhausted from living this stressed life and can't afford the therapy that is local to me.

[@johnwick7583]

I guess just say fuck it, do some exposure therapy which is just exposing yourself to anything you feel that is contaminated like a doorknob. Then go up from there. I know its easier said then done and even me myself have still not gotten over it. I'm only 17 and I just hope it doesnt get worse. And your are 24. Pls live your life and be happy dont let it control you. Control it

[@Whoeverwhateverwhenever]

You say that "danger is not real", that "you were never in danger in the first place". How can you say this? A chance of getting something really bad is of course pretty small, but it still exists.

[@SkaterNick98]

The key is to accept that life has grey areas. “Safe” and “Unsafe” don’t exist in a vacuum, a safe place is still always potentially unsafe. Accepting that fact and not engaging in the rituals is the pathway to freedom from ocd.

[@johnwick7583]

@@SkaterNick98 yes my therapist is always saying that life isnt just black and white