Intrusive thoughts and touching water
hi everyone, i have ocd since a long time. I am here to find other people who have ocd. i want to talk about ocd so that i have a better understanding of ocd.
i have intrusive unwanted disturbing thoughts, these thoughts just pop up in my mind, and in order to prevent the thoughts from happening and to get rid of it i have to touch water, intially it was washing my hands, now i kind of wash my hand too but sometimes i can even just touch water.
i find this form of ocd not very common, as the ritual that i do seems absurd and not a very common ritual. i would like to have any kind of guidance as to what i should do. ocd makes my daily life very difficult. i would like to talk other people who have ocd or know about ocd. i feel very lonely and i want to talk with other people on the forum.
looking to meet people on here with whom i can talk to, thanks.
@FleetingClouds Hi. I also have OCD & intrusive thoughts. There is CBT and other treatments. My suggestion is to find a therapsit that is educated in CBT
https://www.ocduk.org/cognitive-behavioural-therapy
I am sorry you are lonely, I am not a listerner but Im happy to talk with you! Take care :)
@partlysunny Thanks , I would PM you.
If anyone could, I would like to talk to people who have OCD. How one does that on this forum?
@FleetingClouds members cannot PM without a listener account, you can post here like you did or find a listener with OCD, I know there are at least a few.
@partlysunny
It seems like one can't pm members.
What should i do with the thoughts? I find it very dibilitating to have thoughts and the compulsion to wash hands. It affects my dail life so much that it feels like its getting way too much to handle.
@FleetingClouds I hear you! I know it super sucks. Are you getting any treatment? Do you have any support?
Maybe we could go into a chat room at the same time? I have insomnia so I am often up obsurdly early if thats a time that may work.
I suggest getting the book Brain Lock, free yourself from OCD and/or "you are not your brain" both Jeffrey Schwartz if you can. Its a good start.
@partlysunny
yes, i would like to talk with you. what's the time you can be online or on the group chat?
@FleetingClouds What day/time works for you? I am in US MST
What you are describing sounds exactly like OCD to me
I want to know if this is a form of OCD, what I have described. It seems like it, though with such a compulsion like washing hands/touching water to deal with itrusive thoughts, it seems something uncommon. Most of the times I have read of people having contamination fears, for me , its seems I have some sort of "mental contamination"( not sure if this is the right word). Its like if i don't wash hands, the thoughts will become real/will happen, and if I don't wash my hands, everything i come in contact with will be contaminated with that thought.
If someone has anything to tell me, or has similar kind of struggle , please reply.
