I have struggled with germ OCD and major phobias for a long time. Now that I've had my baby (technically due in April, but born in March), it's gotten even worse. Do you know how hard it is to have kids, when you don't want them to touch anything?
How do you cope? I'd be interested in hearing any of your stories. I also want to mention that I have a blog where I'm trying to express what it's like to struggle with this. You can find me here:
https://bumbumgerms.blogspot.com/
I'd be happy to have you visit, comment, share your stories.
Re: Any moms here with germ OCD?
Thanks for telling me your experience! Lordy I wish I could take Zoloft. When I went on it, it worked FAST, and it worked WELL.........and I was allergic to it. Booo.
I also have an Rx for Xanax, but due to some weird body chemistry (I metabolize meds far, far too fast and they never have any effect on me), that's no good.
Sigh. Anyway, feel free to keep in touch with me on my blog, and comment if you have any advice on something I'm going through! Some of the things that I'm REALLY going through are getting too hard to talk about and admit.
Me!
I am considering try therapy, I don't want anyone to touch dd other than a select few people, and I worry I am going to make her a bubble child. And I am also having some ptsd issues from my c section, and with my ocd, I can't stop obsessing over things, and was original diagnosed as having ppd.
I have an rx for zoloft, but I am not sure I want to take it. I want to start ttc in a few months, and I keep hearing how it apartly is not good during pregnancy as it was once thought to be.
Ugh, yeah, it's rough going off meds just for the sake of TTC or being pregnant. I went off antidepressants before my March baby, and the entire pregnancy was hellacious. But I was simply not willing to take meds during the pregnancy. I know the decision can be tough.
And I feel ya--I don't want ANYONE to hold or play with my baby or even my older child, other than me, my husband, and my mom. (Who washes her hands thoroughly because she knows of my OCD.)
Make a pregnancy ticker
Glad you're getting help. It's a rough road. And one of the hardest parts for me personally is that so much of what I do and think, I believe to be GOOD. Like, I think it's important to wash your hands when first entering your home. I think it's good hygiene to wash apples and other fruit with soap instead of just rinsing them. I think it's better to try to avoid touching doorknobs and handrails, etc. So it's hard to want to seek help for something that I believe to be good, right, and healthy. But I know that I take things to the extreme (I do much more extreme things than those listed above), and it's too hard to live like this.
Anyway, good luck.