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Dec 07, 2012, 02:33 PM
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I wash my hands a lot...but only when I am at home. Whenever my mom does something gross, I instantly get the urge to wash my hands. Half the time, her hands are not clean and when she touches any of my things like my remote control or phone, I instantly HAVE to wipe it down. It literally bothers me. also, I have to be clean when I get in bed. If my feet touch something dirty, I cringe and wash them. It's really frustrating.
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Dec 08, 2012, 04:14 AM
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You may very well have OCD. I have had very similar issues as yours. Still do, but I've improved somewhat in the past year. Medication helped, but also behavior therapy. I wish I could tell you an easier way to fix the problem, but I hope it helps to know you're not alone.
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Dec 08, 2012, 03:17 PM
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Ditto what Maven said.
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Dec 10, 2012, 12:15 PM
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I'm okay once I'm at school and I don't wash my hands as much there but when I'm home, I was them a lot. My parents look at me like I'm crazy and my mom does the same thing and washes a lot, too. Only difference is that I don't wash them for 5 or 6 min at a time like she does...
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Dec 13, 2012, 07:42 AM
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Do you have intrusive thoughts or catastrophic fears?
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Dec 13, 2012, 06:30 PM
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You know what frustrating thing about the whole ocd is it doesnt make sense yet continues to raise hell. Then sometimes it makes sense.. so its a real CONFUSING disorder.
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Dec 13, 2012, 06:40 PM
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Dec 13, 2012, 10:13 PM
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OCD is not logical. Thats all there is. there is absolutely no rationality to it, and trying to make something out of it will just make you insane....
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