I have OCD (germophobe) and my husband and I always argue about inviting people over we have one kid (3 yrs old) and the other couples have kids too. My issue is we have a pretty big apartment that I have to clean the next day (kitchen, restroom, living room, hallway) it takes around 5-6 hours with my ocd to clean and I just dislike the whole thing of people coming over especially with their kids that are rude to my child and just the thought of having their feet touch our floors (their homes floors look like they’ve never been cleaned and there’s always pieces of food too..sorry for being judge mental but it is gross every single time we’ve been over) and the kids barging into my sons room ( i usually shut each room door so they get the point but nope) then this means there’s an extra room to clean. I have to disinfect all his toys after they leave as well so there’s another thing to clean...its just too much (and yes I’m in therapy at the moment just started this week..I hate having ocd it makes me feel as though I’m an asshole for all the judgement and not wanting to invite people/kids over)

None of the people we hang out with know that I have this issue because it’s embarrassing for me, but I usually can avoid acting on any ocd rituals outside of our home.....I just wish I was normal like them.

My husband wants to invite people over tomorrow that’s why I’m asking this question (I am freaking out due to my anxiety and want to hear “normal” peoples perspective on this issue)

How would you react if a friend(just met them a couple months ago) told you they were dealing with this issue?