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STD contamination fears
Does anyone else have really bad contamination OCD surrounding stds? Because I can hardly find anything about it on here.
Does anyone else have really bad contamination OCD surrounding stds? Because I can hardly find anything about it on here.
I get very worried about this and my partner will get upset sometimes cause we've been together for 7 yrs and doesn't understand why I would be scared if I'm not cheating. I can get a test and it say negative and I'll just assume the virus or whatever just isn't detectible yet and I'll probably be positive in a few months. I've done this a lot with HIV and hepatitis. I'm still not sure I don't have them but I literally just got tested a week ago š„“ also I work in a dental office and see blood all the time so that def doesn't help.
@_sarah_ I relate to this so much! My partner and I have been together for 6 years and I still struggle with std fears and chronic testing.
That is my biggest fear, I canāt tell you how many hiv tests Iāve done within a year for the most surreal reasons I never seem to accept that I donāt have it and stop panicking
Oh yeah- that was a big one for me. Paranoid about every ingrown hair. Terrified of sleeping with anybody who had slept with anybody else. It significantly impacted my relationships and how I chose a partner. Itās a tough one to cope with.
This is a big part of my contamination OCD. Itās been hard dating. I took some time off from dating when my OCD was at its peak. I havenāt slept with a new person in 6 years, itās tough to explain to my friends why I havenāt been dating. Iāve been slowly getting back on the apps though after doing exposure therapy
Recently, Iāve been struggling a ton with what I eat/put into my body? Iām a first year college student with a few different health issues (including IBS), and lately itās been hard for me to find food on campus that doesnāt upset my stomach. I also have pretty severe emetophobia, and feel extremely anxious when I feel sick. The ironic thing is that being anxious makes me feel even worse, so I end up sticking myself in an impossible loophole. My OCD has taken hold of these fears over the past few months, and itās been such a struggle. Especially since people have been getting food poisoning from various dining halls on my campus lately. My OCD has gotten so bad that sometimes Iām too afraid to eat food other than what I buy myself. I feel so trapped. I donāt want my OCD to affect my physical health or prevent me from eating, bc I love eating!! Itās the fear of getting sick thatās the problem. And itās even harder when everything is so unfamiliar. Just wondering if anyone could relate. Advice is appreciated!
Does anyone have any tips on how to handle contamination OCD?
I feel so ridiculous saying this. Has anyone struggled with looking down a peopleās private areas since having ocd. I hate it, but feel I have to look or find myself just looking. I feel so guilty after and especially when itās a women I kinda shudder after like why did I just do that. Ugh I hate this. I never used to have this issue but now Iām focusing on it my anxiety is going crazy with it . If people have experienced, how did you get over this??? My sexual orientation is thriving off this . I hate it
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