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OCD cleaning and Christmas

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CactusFlr · 24/11/2024 20:05

I am an OCD compulsive cleaner. I do stuff on set days, everything on a rotation. I'm already obsessing about what I'm going to do as Christmas day/boxing day falls on my main cleaning days. Obviously they haven't fallen on these days for a few years and my OCD is way worse now. My family don't understand they just say move stuff to different days but then what do I do with the jobs that would fall on the other days? It's going to send the whole schedule out. I try to think rationally like pretend you're on holiday (I've never been on holiday so that's not going to work). My sister has invited me to hers for Christmas dinner and I told my mum I'm not going. I don't eat out, I don't go anywhere. It's too stressful, I worry about getting ill. It's easier to stay at home. I have constant arguments with mum and dad (I'm an adult living at home). I look at old photos and wonder how I ended up like this. I have no joy in my life, I just exist. Does anyone have any practical tips on how you adapt, cope with change. Thanks

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rileyy · 24/11/2024 21:23

Are you getting professional treatment for these OCD compulsions? That’s going to be the only way to combat changes like this in the long term. Trying to talk yourself into “thinking rationally” is not going to work - if it did you’d already be doing that.

Scutterbug · 24/11/2024 23:07

Have you thought about seeing your GP for medication? My OCD is controlled by medication and it makes life better for me.

CactusFlr · 24/11/2024 23:26

I'm afraid if I had medication for my OCD I wouldn't be me. I don't even like taking paracetamol.

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