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Why am I so obsessed with keeping my house clean?
Maintaining a clean and tidy home is usually a sign of good emotional health. When cleaning becomes obsessive, however, an underlying mental disorder may be the cause. Obsessive fears of contamination along with cleaning and sanitizing compulsions is one of many subtypes of OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder).
What is the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder?
Symptoms
- Fear of contamination or dirt.
- Doubting and having difficulty tolerating uncertainty.
- Needing things orderly and symmetrical.
- Aggressive or horrific thoughts about losing control and harming yourself or others.
- Unwanted thoughts, including aggression, or sexual or religious subjects.
How do I stop obsessing about cleaning?
How is OCD with compulsive cleaning treated?
- Cognitive behavioral therapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for many people dealing with OCD.
- Exposure and response prevention.
- Medication.
- Deep brain stimulation.
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation.
How Can I Stop OCD cleaning?
Why does my anxiety make me clean?
Temporary anxiety can lead to cleaning more meticulously, according to a 2015 study from University of Connecticut. Researchers theorized that people gravitate toward repetitive behaviors (such as cleaning) during times of stress. Why? It’s all about control.
What is mental contamination OCD?
Mental Contamination OCD involves anxiety symptoms that also includes feelings of contamination that are triggered by thoughts, images and memories or by association with an individual that has harmed the sufferer in some way.
Why do I have obsessive thoughts about cleaning?
The person undertakes them to avoid discomfort (anxiety) that will cause obsessive thoughts. One of the most common OCD is obsessive-compulsive cleaning disorder. What is the obsession with cleanliness?
Why do I have a compulsion to clean?
Those with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) will have a great need or compulsion to clean or perform cleaning rituals so that they feel in control. When they cannot keep up with these things, they feel as if their life is falling apart.
What is obsessive cleaning disorder (OCD)?
Obsessive cleaning disorder is generally considered as part of the contamination area of OCD. In contamination disorder the need to clean and wash is the compulsion, the obsessive fear is that something, an object, substance or the environment is contaminated.
Do You need Help for OCD cleaning rituals?
Those with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) will have a great need or compulsion to clean or perform cleaning rituals so that they feel in control. When they cannot keep up with these things, they feel as if their life is falling apart. Good news is that there is help for those who struggle with OCD.