I hope most people with OCD and fears of contamination will be able to laugh at this product . An American company, Blueq is now selling “OCD Anti-Bacterial Sanitizers” and “Maybe You Touched Your Genitals Hand Sanitizer“. They seem to be quite knowledgeable about OCD as they used to sell “Wash Away Your Sins” Towelettes for moral contamination.
OCD fears is not of course really about “contaminants” – it’s driven by the beliefs and emotional associations with the objects of contamination. The first step in overcoming OCD is of course to stop treating is an contamination problem and to treat it as an anxiety problem. This of course has a completely different set of solutions compared to sanitizers and excessive washing.
BlueQ is a company that produces things that are mostly absurd – it’s deliberate comedy. These things make for interesting gift ideas, but I doubt the creators thought of OCD when they created the “touched genitals” sanitizer. The OCD one is newer (haven’t seen it before) and probably an afterthought, I personally think it’s less funny that their other products
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What a ridiculous product.
3 and a half years ago however, i wouldnt have thought this at all. i would have bought it. Straight away. and probably would have used the whole bottle in less than a week. But i had CBT under the care of Dr Veale and i have no need for such products anymore. I still need to do an ‘OCD’ handwash every night before bed but i am not nearly as bad as what i was! i hope others with OCD see this product and laugh at it as well !