Hello everyone,
This is my first post on here, I just really need some support from people that understand about OCD right now. I have a number of different obsessive thoughts, but the one bothering me right now is my fear of strong chemicals (strong cleaners, gasoline, windshield wiper fluid, etc.). It's gotten a bit better lately, but it's still very bad. Long story short, my boss at my job has a habit of spraying a cloud of RAID bug killer spray all over the office whenever he notices a bug in the office. It says right on the can to wash up and change your clothes even after you use it! But my boss never even washes his hands after using it. It's driving me nuts to think of all the things in my office and in the building that are probably all covered with that bug spray now - I've taken to wiping up in the office when I'm alone in here, and even then I don't touch anything if I can avoid it. I also am scared to bring my clothing in the house when I go home and I have to take a shower and clean all the floors I stepped on when I get home. I used to love this job, but now the bug killer spray is making me feel like I can't stand it here anymore. He's also used a very strong silver polish to polish up items in the building, with a bowl with the silver polish solution right on his desk! And he didn't clean it up afterwards at all. Also, I live with my mom, who has even worse OCD than me, and she's terrified of me contaminating the house after me being at work. Finally though, my confidence is so low that I'm terrified to tell my boss that I'm uncomfortable with him spraying the bug killer spray, it seems impossible to me to speak up to him about it. I'd really appreciate any support or advice anyone can think of.
