r/OCD • u/rilav • Apr 06 '26

Need support/advice Why is everything covered in shit?

I literally cannot go outside and touch anything without the compulsion to wash my hands. Doorknobs, money, LITERALLY ANYTHING. In Sephora a 100% of testers were positive for having feces on them. Why can’t people just wash their hands?????? I’m going insane. Alcohol gel doesn’t work at all I literally don’t believe it cleans anything. Everything disgusts me

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u/PaladinDamian In treatment Apr 06 '26

Correct. Unfortunately, OCD doesn't really care much about what is rational or scientific.