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thisaintnodiscothisaintnodisco
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I can relate. I am new to app and community as well. I’m sure you’ve done something similar but the only thing I’ve tried is, here and there, I try and just stay in the same clothes and tell myself “its fine, 2 more hours in same clothes is ok, and nothing on these clothes is going to harm me or transfer. Thats not how it works.” Nothing bad has happened so far when I do it, but it’s hard.
thisaintnodiscothisaintnodisco
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@An0nym0us123 I totally get it. Telling myself that’s not how it works scientifically helps ground me in something real real not my ocd “real”. I do have to sit with the anxiety initially but each time I successfully sit with it and nothing bad happens it feels like a win. And any small victory is a victory. Try it with just with one set of your clothes maybe ! Wishing you success tomorrow
EstridEstrid
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My best advice is to make a plan and gradually change these habits. I did when I had severe contamination OCD (cleaning hands and so forth) - step by step I could normalize my behavior. Your OCD is going to scream that you are doing wrong so be prepared and not rush.
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