I have a 4year old and a 1 year old since my youngest was born I’ve been suffering with post natal depression and contamination ocd. I’ve been to the doctors and he’s prescribed me sertraline and counselling but can’t start that until the doctors surgery is back open.
Every day is a struggle, obviously covid 19 is not helping my situation but has anyone else experienced this? I can’t bare feeling like this any longer
What do people do to ease the urge of compulsions? My arms and hands are cracked, sore I’ve even got a sore and a blister. I hate it.
I can’t see me ever overcoming this as my main fear is contaminating my children, so how am I going to get better? I’ve heard exposure therapy is the best treatment but how am I ment to do this as I feel I’m risking making my children sick? I feel like there is no way out
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Help. Contamination OCD.
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Waffle25 · 03/05/2020 22:57
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