I've applied for psychological therapy and will find out next week whether or not I'm getting any. I've already had a 16 session course of it and it did help to an extent. I'm less extreme than I used to be.
There needs to be more help available for OCD. It isn't treated as anything worth taking much notice of. It's often interrelated with Autism.
I've passed up the chance of making friends, of getting out more, because of it. It changes a lot of things people wouldn't realise.
I almost made a friend and withdrew from him because he had dogs in his house running all over the place. It made me fearful of infection.
I sometimes get judgmental looks from people on public transport and them smirking to one another as I won't hold the rails, and even will stand in the middle of a train carriage when it's moving fast without holding onto anything, even if I'm struggling to balance. I keep moving my feet to act as a sort of suspension and brake system stopping me from falling over.
A few people have become offended with me when I refused to shake hands with them.
Not being able to use public toilets means I get more irritated than I otherwise would when I go out for hours because of having to hold stuff in.
Is anyone else here struggling with the same problems?