Has Cleaning Taken Over Your Life?

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Has Cleaning Taken Over Your Life?
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• Keeping a clean home is something that all of us
  aspire to, and in fact, some of us even enjoy it!
  However, for some individuals, cleaning can feel
  like a compulsion and can even take over their
  lives. Knowing when you are cleaning too much can
  be hard to recognize though, especially if you
  live alone and have no other input from family
  members or friends, or you simply never discuss
  your cleaning habits with anyone. The sad reality
  is that sometimes, cleaning becomes an obsession
  and can jeopardise valuable relationships with
  loved ones, and when this starts to happen, you
  know you need help

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• What if you clean every day even with a hectic
  work/life schedule?
• For those who are obsessed with cleaning every
  day and have an uncontrollable compulsion to do
  it even when they are rushed off their feet with
  other aspects of their life, its clear that
  unless they can cope with these demands they may
  have a problem. If you get home after a busy day
  at work or are pooped after caring for young ones
  all day, the last thing you might want to do is
  clean, but you may not be able to relax until
  youve done it.
• For some folks like this, their partners can feel
  as if theyre part of the problem if they dont,
  or are unable to maintain, their partners
  standards of cleanliness.

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• A controlled partner is usually not a happy one,
  and if youre pushing your partner to perform
  cleaning tasks to an unreasonably high standard
  or when they dont have the time or energy to do
  it, they will quickly begin to resent you, and
  this can lead to all sorts of relationship
  problems.
• Is your obsessive cleaning making you sick?
• Cleaning for pleasure is usually no problem,
  others may find it strange, but thats about it!
  However, when your obsession and compulsion to
  clean is making you feel angry, frustrated or
  even sick, then it really is time to get help.
  Couple that with a resentful partner who is
  having their own struggles with your levels of
  cleanliness, and its a recipe for disaster and
  ill health.

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• Do you have an OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive
  Disorder?
• If you feel uneasy, unwell or out of control if
  you dont perform certain cleaning tasks at
  certain times, and your compulsion to do so
  overtakes everything else, then you may be
  suffering with an OCD. OCDs are no laughing
  matter and there is no shame in seeking help to
  cope with them.
• What should you do if you have an OCD?
• Seek professional as soon as possible if your
  compulsions are damaging your health or your
  relationships with others. Make an appointment
  with your GP or go straight to a qualified
  counsellor who can begin some talking therapies
  with you.

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• If an OCD is taking over your life and you feel
  as if youre losing control, then please know
  that you are by no means alone, in fact, its
  more common than you may think. Talking about
  this will help you to rationalize your
  compulsions, and with the help of a trained
  professional, youll soon regain control over
  your life and begin to repair damaged
  relationships, too.
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