I’ve had this very specific process for brushing my teeth since I was 10 (maybe even before that, I’m not too sure anymore). It‘s so detailed to the point where it takes 30 minutes for me to just brush my teeth and wash my face. A lot of the steps come from the fact that I think toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes are dirty, and I have to keep washing my hands every time I touch them. Rationally I know they’re not. 

I can’t go to sleepovers or go on trips with others that I would have to stay in the same room with because of this ritual, and I would annoy the living hell out of everyone for taking so long in the bathroom, and it’s embarrassing as hell and I don’t want people knowing about it. 

Is it possible to find a way to get over this after over 7 years of ingraining this process and mentality?