Worse parts of having ocd.

I hate having ocd. At times it gets so bad.
I spent almost 2 hours cleaning my restroom last night. I knew it was clean but i just couldn't stop. I just keep cleaning and scrubbing obviously. My therapist says he'd rather focus on my tourettes and ptsd first before he focuses on it. Says it's not as important.

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Coralmist · 41-45, F

Do you have a conscious thought once its clean, "This is clean now", or more subconscious?

Renaci · 36-40

@Coralmist It more like a feeling. Like the feeling that it's safe now and your brain will finally stop harassing you about it. At least that is how mine works.

Coralmist · 41-45, F

@Renaci @Cigarguy101 Its tough...I guess if its conscious or subconscious, and you know its clean, you can say
" HEY!QUIET. You are not running this, and you're wrong. Bye byeee." Ive read for people with crippling worry like me, and OCD is similar, To quiet that bully critic. You talk back to it over and over, until YOU are the one making the decisions.