Intrusive thoughts associated with germs, sickness, or health issues

Sometimes people who struggle with OCD also struggle with maladaptive daydreaming to escape the anxiety caused by their obsessions.

Maladaptive Daydreaming and OCD

If you’re experiencing fears about coming into contact with sperm and becoming contaminated or feeling dirty, it may be Contamination OCD.  

Fears about sperm or semen – When are they a mental health issue?

For people with OCD fear of toilets anything involved with restroom contaminants can become an issue that is hard to manage. 

Fear of toilets

Fear of needles in Contamination OCD is characterized by intrusive thoughts about coming into contact with a needle that may be contaminated. 

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Fears about needles

OCD with a focus on the fear of aging is characterized by unwanted and intrusive thoughts about aging and the potential difficulties or issues associated with it. 

Fear of aging

A constant or repetitive fear of drugs can be a sign of OCD, likely falling under the OCD theme of health or contamination fears.

Patrick McGrath, PhD

Fears about drugs

OCD with a focus on the fear of urine is characterized by intrusive thoughts or worries about possibly coming into contact with urine.

Fears about urine

OCD fears about harmful contamination involve obsessive thoughts of harming others by spreading a contaminant.

Taylor Newendorp

Fears about Harmful Contamination

Fear of having bipolar disorder in OCD is characterized by unwanted and intrusive thoughts about being diagnosed with or being bipolar. 

Fear of having bipolar disorder

Fear of taking medication in OCD is characterized by unwanted and intrusive thoughts/images about adverse reactions to medications.

Health and Contamination OCD