I was revisiting all my posts and came across this post by you I didnt see.. wanted to let you know this person who has OCD around her clothes may actually be serious and not steriotyping at all. I have a client. she always appeared at the crisis center in worn jeans, t-shirt and sweat shirt. we all thought the reason was because she may not have the funds for clothes for her interview. So we dipped into the advocate fund and I took this young lady to the store to buy interview appropriate clothes. when we got there all she would look at was jeans, t shirts and sweat shirts. when I tried to steer her to the more apropriate blouses, and dressier looking pants she entered panic phase she began shaking, taking breaths as if she couldnt breath, pacing in the isle and repeatedly saying can we go now, please lets just go now. when we were out side she had her sweatshirt pulled tight against her and clutching it as if I was going to take it away from her. After she calmed down we went back into the store and chose a nice t-shirt with a flower print, dark jeans and a dark zippered style sweat shirt, all in the same fabrics that does not cause her problems.

I also have a client that is unable to wear dressy type clothing because they are usually made of polyester which this client is unable to touch without having an ocd reaction.

it is quite possible this person you are talking about does have OCD anxiety around clothing and fabric materials. the technical term for have OCD fear/anxiety around clothing is Vestiphobia.

here is a list of some of the things people can have fears and anxiety OCD about and what the technical terms for them are. but dont limit to just these things because theres bound to be people out there somewhere who have anxiety / fears and OCD around things that are not on this list too.

OCD is manageable and not all exhibit the same symptoms.