S. L.
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- 2y
Contamination OCD
I want to beat OCD because I’m tired of worrying about if something has been contaminated with raw meat especially raw chicken after I touch it and spread the contaminates around.
han ;)han ;)
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Me too
S. L.S. L.
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Thanks for your expert advice! I’m new to this app so am taking baby steps. I haven’t set up any appointments yet for a consultation. Am slowly working towards it. But getting your advice really helps.
AnonymousAnonymous
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So glad to hear! There is so much hope. It's nice to have you as part of this community.
S. L.S. L.
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- 2y
Glad I’m not alone.
han ;)han ;)
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Yeah I can barely handle touching raw meat or anything of the sort without washing my hands. But we’ll get through this. God bless!
S. L.S. L.
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- 2y
Same here! You’re right. Same to you…God bless!
AnonymousAnonymous
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I feel this. It may seem paradoxical but you have to touch the meats and allow reasonable washing of hands- OCD will scream at you to do more, clean more, be excessive- but the response must be changed- no more excessive cleaning and decontaminating, sitting with uncertainty, maybe I will become ill, maybe not- maybe someone else might, maybe not. I often say to people- learn the voice of OCD, so to speak, and when you hear it, ask yourself, how would someone who doesn't have OCD respond in this exact situation? And most often, do that.
S. L.S. L.
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- 2y
Thank you for responding to my post. First off my name is Stacey also. I’m not too concerned about other people getting sick (although maybe I am) but my fear is the raw meats I cook, when taking them out of the package are going to splatter on my clothes that I don’t know about and I’ll touch my shirt then touch something else & something else. Even going to the grocery store & buying meats is a chore. Touch the raw meats then touching my purse, my wallet to pay then the car and on & on. It’s real frustrating.
AnonymousAnonymous
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I can honestly say that I understnd this. There was a time when my husband had to cook all of our meats- or at least reassure me that I had not touched other things. The truth is that no matter how 'clean' you are- you could still get sick. You can do everything 'right' and still have something bad happen. At its core it is a feeling of lack of control and uncertainty. We must work towards accepting these scary things and continuing to live our lives, as hard as it can be. You can do this.
S. L.S. L.
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Thanks
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