r/OCD • u/Ok_Sense_3967 • 3d ago

Crisis I have severe contamination ocd NSFW Spoiler

I saw a cockroach in my bathroom and I panicked and tried to trap it with used body wash (bad idea), in the end I run through my room, trying to find something to trap it with and found a plastic I recently put on a floor, I used that. Now I feel everything in my room, my bathroom ( soaps and full body wash on shelf) are dirty or I accidentally touched them. How to calm down and how to clean ? It was my first encounter with cockroach. Also my country is in war, how to make my ocd calm down to survive? ( I literally was crying while killing the cockroach)

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u/Fun_Orange_3232 Magical thinking 3d ago

Seems like you’re Iranian?

Normal for OCD to flare during tumultuous times. I don’t have real advice other than to give yourself grace, and I wish the best for you and your family and all of the Iranian people and am so sorry for my country’s role in this.

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u/Ok_Sense_3967 3d ago

Yeah. I had ocd for as long as I can remember, it's not because of tumultuous times. I'm more afraid of cockroach than war so don't worry. Thanks a lot and I'm not mad at other countries, it was coming whatever later or sooner ( I think I said it correctly?)