ok who else had OCD?

[dsrplus8]

hello im a horder at te moment, have had cleaning/contamination phases too. wierd one at the moment , am compulsivly buying shampoo, am i alone in this or does anyone else share the bottles take over?

I have OCD but don't hoard (though I'm collecting lightbulbs before the are no longer available ! - definitely not a hoarder though) Checking and cleaning issue with me.

Compulsive hand washer here who has the National Collection of soap.

I used to hoard soap years ago,come to think of it..

maryann you most definatly are a hoarder! lol at lightbulbs. checking is hilarious....not, i did the check the house plugs before i go out....couldnt stop just kept going around checking and re checking, dc join in too.didnt go out in the end.
i want off my meds, but when i cut down i get the anxiety back worse.any ideas, am on 60mls fluxotine a day. am thinking perhaps id be better on alower dose of something else?

I am not OCD. But I keep checking this thread.

hello swedes, nice name. does anyone else wash their mop heads in the washing machine?.try it ,mops are disgusting but shove them in the machine it comes out clean.but then you have to was the machine after. .whos got rituals?

did you get dermititis with all the hand washing?. i got it with hands being in bleach all the time.(when in contamination phase)

I haven't been on any medication for a very long time - I had fluvoxamine and had CBT which was great - am thinking of going to ask my gp to refer me for more.C an't really advise on the drugs thing I'm afraid.

oh my hands were raw and bleeding,it was horrible.

im gona ask at my next review, about the meds.not very many people are understanding about ocd, my boss is ok my dh is used to my quirks but most people look at me like im nuttier than squirell sh*t! even the hv thinks im bonkers!.my best mate is fab though, she doesnt bat en eyelid and will even go to resturants with me (cant use big spoons, use teaspoons instead),bless her she even asks ive got "my spoons" with me.(take some at all time in case the place we end up doesnt have "right" ones. lol.

there are quite a few OCD folk on mn - have you seen past threads ? worth checking out

I have to touch wood all the time I think of something awful happening and need to touch some wood ,it gets worse at night .

Also used to be a counter when I was a teenager used to list the amount of people who brushed past or physically touched me each day.

Also a bugger checking if plugs are out at night.

Gawd I sound a right nutter now .

drs I wash my mop in machine does come up nice .

It sounds like you are nesting. About to have a baby are we?

are there? oooohh yipeee.... im gona go thread hunting! but why dont we have a topic of our own?

comewhinewithme ,, georgie was question for comewine or me?

this was for you... comewhine, yup sounds like OCD but then I think everyone has it to some degree.

My mum collects fairy washing liquid ,despite having a dishwasher ,then she tries to give us a bottle each time we visit .

Ahhhh. That's nice!

Ahhhh. That's nice!

Yes. Hands are red raw and crack open then need cream which feels yuck and has to be washed off...

well it is kind too your hands! lol

dsrplus8 - these were very good threads
here and
this one

thanx mary! x