♫canto♫Italian♬
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Hello!
Well, I am a guy who suffers from OCD. I go through a bar of soap in two days, as well as hand soap in two days. I use about 20 cleaning wipes each day, cleaning doorknobs, keyboards, mouse, and my cell phone.
Well lately, it has been causing me some problems. My hands are getting dry and red, and I am becoming paranoid and cleaning more and more and more, to where it becomes overbearing!
I think the root of the problem is that I live with someone who is not very sanitary. He never washes his hands after using the restroom. Also he never uses soap in the shower! And it is downright disgusting. He never washes his hands, yet he touches the doorknobs, food etc that I touch.
But am I over reacting with washing my hands so much/using so many cleaning wipes, etc? Are the germs really that bad?
I know we should also wash our hands after using restroom and other times.
And we should clean our doorknobs every once in a while, and all.. But daily may be overboard, or no?
Thanks for taking the time to read this!
Well, I am a guy who suffers from OCD. I go through a bar of soap in two days, as well as hand soap in two days. I use about 20 cleaning wipes each day, cleaning doorknobs, keyboards, mouse, and my cell phone.
Well lately, it has been causing me some problems. My hands are getting dry and red, and I am becoming paranoid and cleaning more and more and more, to where it becomes overbearing!
I think the root of the problem is that I live with someone who is not very sanitary. He never washes his hands after using the restroom. Also he never uses soap in the shower! And it is downright disgusting. He never washes his hands, yet he touches the doorknobs, food etc that I touch.
But am I over reacting with washing my hands so much/using so many cleaning wipes, etc? Are the germs really that bad?
I know we should also wash our hands after using restroom and other times.
And we should clean our doorknobs every once in a while, and all.. But daily may be overboard, or no?
Thanks for taking the time to read this!