Lately I’ve become really worried that i could somehow run out of food at the house and not be able to obtain more. I’m not lacking food or money really, but I’m getting scared if I eat any of the food i buy i won’t have food later and so keep getting takeout to avoid digging into my stockpile of food. Is this OCD? Does anyone else experience this?
Personally I understand. This is just my point of view I try to keep 6 to 12 weeks of food on hand as a general rule in case of emergency. So I try to eat my food beyond that and also order takeout. Food that one keeps on hand has to be rotated and eaten to a certain extent so that the supply on hand remains constantly fresh on a ongoing basis .
OCD or not - doesn't really matter I think. I can relate. To me it's about a fixation, fear and need of having control. Try to break the focus - the less you prepare and think about it, the less worried you will become.
@Estrid This is exactly the issue! It’s become a fixation and fear and definitely stems from a need to control I’ll be talking about it with my therapist soon I just wanted to know if anyone else experienced this
hey, i totally get how overwhelming and scary those thoughts can feel, especially when they start affecting your daily choices like this. 💡 it sounds really tough, but you're not alone in experiencing these kinds of fears. i'm actually wrestling with a different ocd theme myself, but i've found some tools that might help you too. my local ocd support group recommended "unstuck ocd therapy tools" - it's this cool app that offers ai-personalized guidance and exercises right when you need them. it's been a game-changer for me in those tough moments. also, there's "gg ocd" app. it's a bit different because it focuses on teaching the basics of cbt for ocd through small, digestible learning modules. it's not as personalized and might not help in the moment like unstuck does, but it's pretty good for getting a grasp on cbt concepts. 📚 hope this helps a bit. remember, reaching out and sharing like you've done is a huge step forward.
So I haven’t seen anything like this posted, but if anyone can relate PLZ reply. If I purchase something from the grocery store, and I either 1. Am not the one to open I’m first or 2. Do not see it get opened by a family member, I will refuse to eat it (out of fear of contamination). Can someone help me realize this is an irrational fear??
Anyone else have OCD with eating . I can’t eat refrigerated food in case someone had placed it out and it had got warm . I check packets got complete closure. Even to the extent that I’m worried companies accidentally put mould into fruity cereal bars . I’m scared
Keep fearing that all the food at the house in which I babysit is poisoned. Sometimes I work up to 9 hours here without eating. Today I forgot to bring food with me, so I really forced myself to eat some of their snacks now I’m anxiously awaiting some kind of doom. How can I help this?
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