Friday, July 15, 2011

I'm wondering if this could be considered OCD?

I clean a lot because it's the only way i can reduce my anxiety. When i see dust & i don't clean it up i will feel really anxious until i finally clean it. But, mainly i clean to reduce anxiety. I don't clean things in any particular order. I can't stand seeing prints on the faucet handles or refrigerator handle. I will have to clean it with windex several times a day...i even use a hand towel so i wont leave any prints. When someone comes over i'm literally on the floor cleaning up their shoe prints off the floor. Then i clean it again after they leave. I was in a car accident in 2007 which has made it more difficult for me physically to clean as much as i use to. Of course, this means a huge increase in my anxiety since i can't do it. I use to clean 9-10 hours every day. I would clean everything every day because it felt dirty by the next day. I'm talking about cleaning the toilets, all the floors, mirrors, vacuuming, dusting everything, etc. I even go to the extreme of having all the lights off so i wont be able to see the dust or prints. Is this OCD or am i just incredibly neat with too high of standards? I'm not so sure. Could use some insight please. Am i overreacting?

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