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Tuesday, 4 February 2020 10:26![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
yvannairieDoes anyone else have that niggling feeling that you've left something in your clothes pockets when you wash them? Is that a common OCD thing?
And not out of concern for the object -- I've washed tins of candy and earbuds and pens a lot, and sure it ruins them, but I barely put anything that can't afford to be ruined in my pockets anyway. My keys are on a lanyard, and my phone has its own case.
I think it's more about being afraid to ruin the clothes. I don't use a lot of chemicals when washing, but even the ones I use, I don't really know shit about, so I don't know if I might accidentally put something in the washer that might react with them. I also do mixed loads to save water -- most of my clothes don't stain, they just need to have sweat washed out of them so the temperature isn't a huge concern -- so I'm always worried I'll forget a pen in my pocket and accidentally dye my work shirts a pale blue.
And not out of concern for the object -- I've washed tins of candy and earbuds and pens a lot, and sure it ruins them, but I barely put anything that can't afford to be ruined in my pockets anyway. My keys are on a lanyard, and my phone has its own case.
I think it's more about being afraid to ruin the clothes. I don't use a lot of chemicals when washing, but even the ones I use, I don't really know shit about, so I don't know if I might accidentally put something in the washer that might react with them. I also do mixed loads to save water -- most of my clothes don't stain, they just need to have sweat washed out of them so the temperature isn't a huge concern -- so I'm always worried I'll forget a pen in my pocket and accidentally dye my work shirts a pale blue.
