Replies to '08/10 OCD Nightmares'

  Well I have been suffering from OCD for probably about 9 years and im 21 years old.  It started when I was 13 and I could never walk away from a drink because I thought bugs, dirt, or even someone would put something into it.  It made my family very frustrated and I can understand why.  Then it got worse...  washing my hands to the point of bleeding and I have to check the stove before I went to bed 3 times.  Never during the day, just before bed.  I also had problems with thinking if I thought something it would happen unless I would knock it off...haha.  Its not really funny, but it was and still is my life.  Now im a single mom of an 11 month old boy and im 3 months pregnant again and the father of both babies is not around.  My OCD is so bad now.  Now I have to wash my sons hands all the time and I don't want people touching my son.  I don't trust baby food ever since there was a scare with one of the products I have never even used before getting bacteria in it.  I have to check my locks constantly and I even have put chairs infront of my door because I feel I cannot even trust myself anymore.  Its not so bad with me anymore now im scared for my son cause I feel like hes going to get hurt either from stove burning our home down to him putting his hand in his mouth and getting a disease.  I have never told anyone about all of this before because I do live a very sheltered life and my family has problems of their own but I thought I would share just SOME of my OCD thoughts and problems I suffer with everyday!! Good luck to the people on the show and to everyone else who suffers from this!!  Good luck and God Bless!! 

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