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At Breaking Point

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    Oh God, I've had enough I really have. I feel like this was the last straw. Poo on the loo flusher AGAIN. What is wrong with these people?! Why I am I the only one who sees it? Surely even non-OCD people would find that disgusting? I can't live in this house anymore. I can't get better when I am literally surrounded by s***. Anyone who went to the toilet since the perpetrator of the mess on the flusher has now been walking around with poo on their hands, spreading it everywhere and it's making me feel sick. I just want to die right now, it's not fair, how can this be fair? I'm shaking, I feel so angry and scared and frustrated. I want to curl up in a ball and never get up. I can't even look at my parents now. I don't want them touching me, I don't want their filthy hands on me, I don't want them anywhere near me. I just want to stay in my room forever, and keep it as my own clean zone. Tomorrow I'm going to have to go out though, I'm going to go and buy loads of cleaning stuff and then I'm going to scrub and clean as much as I can. I want to scrub myself. I just want to rip all my skin off and start again. I wish I could jump out of my window now and run away from here. I don't have anywhere to go though, I wish I did. I think I'd rather be sectioned and in padded cell or something right now than in this house. I'm terrified of it. I can't even cry. I want to cry and cry everything out of me but I can't. I don't know whether to crawl into bed and sleep for ages to escape or to stay up all night.

    Thu Feb 11 2010 22:57:43 #
  2. Hi Helz,

    Sorry you're having such a bad day especially when you were doing so well. I'm sending you a PM.

    Trudy

    Thu Feb 11 2010 23:02:45 #
  3. helz im sorry this is bad time for you hunny. i have the same contamination issues too as you know i know how you feel. big hugs hun try and get a good nights sleep and see if you feel better tomorrow. could you talk with your parents explain you find it difficult ? best of luck lovie pm me if you want a private chat sweet dreams xxx

    Thu Feb 11 2010 23:19:55 #
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    Thank you for the replies. There's no point in even saying anything to my parents, they'll just get annoyed at me calling them out on their bad hygiene. Plus I might end up shouting at them and I don't want to do that even though I want to so much.

    Thu Feb 11 2010 23:23:30 #
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    Dear Helz

    I have sent you a PM separately. You really do need help with this. Perhaps you can ask your doctor how to tackle your parents as this is awful for you.

    I am here for you as always.
    Annexx

    Thu Feb 11 2010 23:28:56 #
  6. i agree with anne its not fair for you hun it must be torture. even if jsut keep and antibacterial cleaner in the bathroom that your free to use when you need it, would that help as it dosent effect them no has to be embarassed you can simply wipe over the seat or handle to ease any concerns.

    Thu Feb 11 2010 23:35:51 #
  7. You should come to my house!! I've got 4 small children...one still in diapers, and I've got poo EVERYWHERE!! haha. (not really but it feels that way sometimes) We are still alive actually, and even small bits of poo get cleaned up quickly, but just today I had to stick a baby in the tub covered in poo because she tried to use the toilet herself...wipes it across the seat as she tried to get down...plopped some on the floor, and then stepped in it..then stepped on the rug. It was FABULOUS! So I got to clean up poo on the toilet, floor, and on the poo-baby...I only used soap and warm water, and my bathroom it tidy again. If its good enough for a baby's bum then it must be good enough for the floor right? I used to have to use clorox or bleach cleaners...truth is...OCD and Lysol commercials make me think I need to clean excessively every time...I do limit myself now to once a week or so...many people dont use chemicals and shop at the stores I shop at! In reality, the number of people who dont wash after the 'loo' (I dont know why I love that you use that word, but I love it :))and go about their day, there's poo everywhere! We cant be certain can we? Yet we tend to let that go and not worry about it. The idea that our 'contaminated' issues stay put right in our homes or where ever we think is 'contaminated' is distorted thinking. It may be better to think of poo EVERYWHERE! Because, maybe it is! Or maybe it isnt! It stinks to not be certain (no pun intended) , but living with 'uncertainty' is what I believe the ultimate goal is.
    Andrea

    Sun Feb 14 2010 21:12:26 #
  8. Tell me about it!!! I don't even have the hygiene type of OCD but my dad's idea of cleanliness leaves a lot to be desired. I clean and clean and clean and he just messes it up. My dad has a habit of spreading poop everywhere and it makes me want to yak! I don't know how someone gets poop on the toilet flusher by accident. That's exactly the kind of thing my dad would do though. It kind of makes me feel better knowing that other people experience problems with others' hygiene (or unhygiene) practises like I do.

    Mon Feb 15 2010 3:38:44 #
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    Thanks for the replies, guys, yours made me laugh mama!

    I'm so glad that it's not just my parents, Moocher, I mean, I'm not glad that you face the same problems, but it is a comfort to know it's not just me. It is really horrible. The things we must face. Have you ever tried to confront your dad?

    Mon Feb 15 2010 19:00:02 #
  10. Next time you find visible poo on the flusher you can exclaim 'What the Helen Brown! Who put POO on the flusher! GROSS!' And see if anyone 'fesses up. I bet they would start taking care...Just show it to them and say 'I dont know where this came from but its disgusting...we need a house rule that if you get poo on the toilet you clorox it off!' Then you arent blaming anyone and everyone is aware it bugs you.
    Make sure everyone can hear you make wretching noises though...it'll add a nice touch.

    Mon Feb 15 2010 22:19:04 #
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    LOL! I will have to try that next time. Thanks for making me laugh.

    Tue Feb 16 2010 20:01:29 #
  12. Good idea mama, so Helz you'd better start practising those retching noises so that you can give the performance of your life when called upon to do so

    Tue Feb 16 2010 20:24:22 #
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    I would, but I'm scared of vomiting, so the noise really freaks me out, haha!

    Tue Feb 16 2010 20:41:21 #
  14. Talking of breaking point I've actually broken

    The appointment this week was awful and I can't get anyone to help, I think I'm on the verge of a complete breakdown

    T

    Thu Feb 18 2010 13:03:18 #
  15. Hi Trudy, I'm so sorry that you feel like that, I can empathise only as i too feel broken.

    Love from Bridget
    x

    Thu Feb 18 2010 13:10:30 #
  16. Trudy,
    Perhaps it would help to talk about the appointment?
    Andrea

    Thu Feb 18 2010 13:11:36 #
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    Oh no, Truddles, I'm so sorry. Please don't give up, please! Talk to us about it, let us help you as best we can.

    Thu Feb 18 2010 15:52:25 #
  18. Hi there Trudy -

    if you are up to it: please let us know how you're feeling. Even if for you it seems to be all in the negative: we can have that, and more. Together we can try to fight the ugly demon OCD and all the down states that accompany him.

    You're in my prayers, Truddles.

    Hope to hear from you soon, Cuthbert.

    Thu Feb 18 2010 15:56:57 #

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