Hi

I've had OCD since I was 12 and it seems to come and go depending on my meds. My problem is I get soooo overwhelmed that I have to scrub down every crevice. A simple job like loading the dishwasher leads to me pulling every spice out of the cabinet and wiping them down. I also have adhd but on or off meds it's still a problem.

So, basically my house is a freaking mess. Piles of laundry on the couch, bags of mail that need to be filed, loads of pollen and dust on the tops of furniture and walls. You get the picture. The way I think is I've got to get this done until each room is hospital clean. Everywhere I look I'm making a longer mental check list. I think my problems include 1. Distractions like computer, tv or reading. 2. Perfectionism probably because my Mom is like Martha Stewart. My parents have a decorated home for entertaining and a maid & gardener. My husband is blue collar and drags in mud, paint, and sheet rock. He also doesn't take care of anything nice like furniture, pillows, bed linens etc.
3. Our house has horrid curb appeal. My husband is a contractor and doesn't have a separate shop. So our yard is riddled with paint buckets, wood planks, awful bushes in front, just a constant construction zone. I get so discouraged I think who cares about the inside when the outside is an eyesore! I don't have people over, and I prefer to meet so nobody sees the crap littering the yard. It's also hard knowing if I clean some places they'll just get trashed that night.

Sorry this is so very long

Take care

Tnt

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