This Morning Was Bad...: I'm awake at 3 am... - OCD Support

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This Morning Was Bad...

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I'm awake at 3 am, panicking

I know I shouldn't, but I go into the bathroom

I turn the faucet on, place the soap in my hands, and scrub

My mind is screaming at me, telling me they're dirty

That underneath the nails is grime

In the lines that lay on my palms are filled with germs

And as I scrub, I don't notice the time pass by

By the time my hands feel even the slightest clean

It's already 3:47 am...I've been scrubbing for 47 minutes

And my mind is still telling me that my hands aren't clean

That I'll never be clean, I'll always be a dirty spot

On the clear, white canvass known as life

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This is what OCD does! In fact most germs are harmless and live on your skin without trouble. They are actually good, as they crowd the harmful ones out. They are a part of healthy skins.

But I know how it can feel. After cleaning the loo the other day I felt absolutely filthy, even though I had washed my hands in bleach afterwards. But I resisted the temptation to wash them again, and gradually the feeling of filth faded.

Thanks for sharing your poem with us.

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Hello I do feel for you how are you doing?

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I'm doing alright, you?

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Hope you are feeling better and managing, this is such a very tough illness to fight and we all need to support each other on here to help us get through the illness. Please feel free to talk and don't suffer in silence.

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