i hate dirt.

spurs · Newbie User Joined: Jul 16, 2006 Posts: 46

apparently evryone is really sick of these messages but.....i just want to know if dirt makes anyone else depressed.
i don't think i have ocd but i hate feeling dirty and being around other peoples messes. everyday when i come home and there is a huge mess in the kitchen(no one in my house cleans) i just want to cry and slit my throat. i could be in the best mood, but seeing other people's dirty food scraps and knowing they haven't washed their hands after touching raw meat and grease and then touched things that i'll have to touch makes my skin crawl. and then when i clean up i feel like i need to have a shower cuz a tiny bit of crap might have sprayed on my skin.
i don't know if this is ocd but i just like to feel clean! i probably sound like a spoilt brat but i can't help feeling this way. i have worked in kitchens before and never felt like this, but it just messes with my head now.
and when i clean up after my dog going to the toilet, i'm just so paranoid that a tiny bit might have got on me. evry day i get up and have to clean the yard of dog shit and it ruins my day. it just makes me feel like it's the end of the world. i have this horror that i'll have to clean toilets one day, because i would honestly rather die-i'm not joking.
anyway i was wondering if this type of thing makes anyone else really depressed? no one i know is like this.
(sorry for boring the shit out of you)

thequietone · Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:24 pm Post subject:

Yes. Fear of germs is probably the most common OCD trait. I have had this problem ever since I learned about germs in first grade! I've managed to get things more under control now, but certain things still bother me.
I'm not so much afraid of Nature or dirt. But peoples messes drive me nuts. I have to repress my gag reflex when I'm cleaning the dishes. People with snotty noses make me want to die and if someone around me is sick I can't stop imagining all the things they've touched and contaminated....Also, polluted air, smokers, and just too many people breathing in the same area...ach. Can't stand it. Confused

So you are not alone in this, I assure you. Smile

decadeOfSA · Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 12:10 am Post subject:

Sounds like OCD to me for sure. See a psychiatrist and get a SSRI like Prozac or Paxil. It may make you feel a lot better.

Immi · Newbie User Joined: Nov 01, 2006 Posts: 4

I get the feeling of being dirty to. I always have to wash my hands loads after touching anything that could be even a tiny bit dirty. Also i hate having to touch things like door handels and stair rails or if someone touches my hand or coughs near me i feel wierd and have to go and wash my hands.

People in my house don't clean up after themselves much either and it drives me up the wall, when they leave all their dirty dishes lying around i just want to scream.