daffodil99 Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 For ages I have really struggled with worrying about things but recently it’s got so bad that it’s really affecting me. It’s got worse as I have started working at a Nursing home. My biggest fear is giving someone an illness from picking something up from my taps or something as I have a brother who isn’t exactly clean if you know what I mean... I feel like I need to wash my hands every time I touch anything. I don’t care about my own health or making myself ill, it is only others. I also have a problem where I have to check I have turned everything off or touch something 4 times and sometimes even 16 (I think cause it’s 4 lots of 4). sorry to bother people I just really wanted to talk to someone xx Link to comment
snowbear Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Hi daffodil, Hopefully another young person will pop by soon to say hello (I'm an old wrinkly! ) but meanwhile welcome to the forum. Worrying about passing on infection is a common obsession, and checking things a set number of times is a common compulsion. Have you read any self-help books on OCD or had any treatment in the past? How can we help you? (If you don't get many replies here in the young person's forum come and say hello in the main forum too. There tends to be a bit more activity there.) Link to comment
daffodil99 Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 Thank you so much for your reply I will try a book. Your help is much appreciated! Link to comment
Handy Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 I did that 4 x 4 thing as a teenager The washing thing too but one must learn to apply common sense to it. The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Washing is a great beginning book. Link to comment
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