chemicals, paint etc

[vicky23]

I'm decorating my room at the mo and have been painting. This has raised my anxiety levels due to fears of inhaling fumes or poisoning in some way.
I got it on my hands and so had to use white spirit (turps) to clean and that was pretty distressing cos of all the warnings on the label.
So on the one hand I would like to have a natural home so that there were no nasty chemicals that could cause harm but at the same time I feel like I need to get rid of bacteria so sometimes chemical type things like dettol worktop spray etc is my friend....it's weird
Anyway I don't know why I'm posting this I just wondered if anyone had similar issues in that difficulty of striking a balance between wanting things to be clean but hating some of the harsh chemicals that do the job properly.

[william wallace]

Only buy water based paint?

[MummyJ]

Maybe you could buy natural products to soothe your mind. You know you will be fine. Thousands of people redecorate and paint and are perfectly fine. It is just your ocd making you worry.