Contamination ocd

Contamination OCD is a subtype of obsessive compulsive disorder that involves obsessing over contracting a sickness or spreading germs. It can also take the form of emotional contamination, a fear of unwanted thoughts being magically transferred through thinking about them.1 The front-line treatment for contamination OCD is exposure and response prevention, sometimes in combination

Today, I’m talking about the things I’ve learned since getting diagnosed with OCD. Of course, I realise now that I’ve suffered with OCD for way longer than I realised, but these are things that I’v…

10 Tips That Help Me Live With OCD. Here are 10 tips I have learned over a lifetime of dealing with OCD. How to control your obsessions and compulsions, explain them to your loved ones, and keep them from controlling your life.

"I see germs everywhere."

When a friend, family or loved one is struggling with contamination OCD, it can be difficult to know how to help them. Of course you want to support them,

Contamination OCD Contamination OCD is very common. In the case of Contamination OCD, sufferers’ obsessions—and the resulting compulsions—center specifically around germs, dirt, and uncleanliness. The constant fear about being contaminated, and behaviors that are done in order to cope with or neutralize the distress, can feel all-consuming. NOCD: Contamination OCD- Symptoms & Treatment This fear […]