a different type of contamination.. - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Message Board

shiningstars · 02-20-2004, 03:08 PM

i can see that germ/dust contamination is a common type of ocd, for me i have something different.. its could be some kind of superstitions, i dont know..

heres what i had to go through.. i bought some new clothes from this shopping mall, then while carrying the new clothes in a plastic bag, i went to another shopping mall, a place that i felt that its 'contaminated' because i disliked the place, after that i felt very bad for being stupid enough to have stepped into a contaminated place, and had this strong urge to throw it all away.. but i didnt, i just had to wash it a number of times in order to rid of contaminations.. all these happen not because i think its dirtied with germs or dust, its due to the fact that i believed it'd be just 'not right' because i stepped into a place i disliked while carrying the plastic bag with the new clothes, i was just afraid that i'd get annoyed with far too many stupid thoughts and doubts whenever i see the new clothes.. i didnt want it to affect my mood and/or cause me any stress..

this is very frustrating!! can somebody tell me what is wrong?? what kind of contamination is this?? i dont even know..

thanks ahead of time

ABC~Mom · 02-20-2004, 04:57 PM

I am not sure what kind of contamination this is (if it is any at all) but really think about it...what about that place don’t you like specifically? and if you don’t like it why did you go there? there has to be something, some reason this is plaguing your mind.

shiningstars · 02-21-2004, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by ~Winnie~

I am not sure what kind of contamination this is (if it is any at all) but really think about it...what about that place don’t you like specifically? and if you don’t like it why did you go there? there has to be something, some reason this is plaguing your mind.

well it didnt occur in my mind at that time, only after i stepped in then the thought of contamination appeared in my mind and since then it has been so hard to get rid of the thought, i know it makes no sense but i just cant seem to make the thought go away, and with the thought staying here, i am feeling realli miserable...

ABC~Mom · 02-21-2004, 06:37 PM

i know but did you see somthing in that place that triggered the "contamination" feeling? like the floor dirty, or something like that?

shiningstars · 02-22-2004, 08:18 AM

i didnt see anything, but a person i disliked frequent that place.. thats why i feel that that place is contaminated, in fact, i dont even want to mention this, because i am really very sensitive.. do you get what i'm saying?? and now i feel that anything to do with 'shiningstars' is contaminated because of this post..

pls help me, im going crazy soon!