OCD cruise edition

Don't overthink and don't try to focus on other behaviors; there are always people who don't care, and you don't need to know the details. Just focus on breathing and know you are safe; nothing will happen because, as you can see, others are okay. When they can cope, you can too. I have contamination OCD, so I know exactly how you feel. Just enjoy your trip and gaze at the sea or have fun with your family or whoever is with you without overthinking, because all our problems stem from that. See this cruise as an opportunity for ERP and your progress in treating your OCD.

I have an idea on how you can get through it, you just have to find a way to justify the circumstances. Cruises end at some point, let’s say it’s a 7-day. Well, think of those 7 days as your “germ exposure for annual immunity reboot” or something because, how else is your immunity gonna remember how to do its job unless it practices once in a while? You gotta put it to the test, put it under a bit of stress, just like you gotta put stress on a muscle for it to grow. That’s exactly what you’re doing by being there on that cruise. Immune cell reboot, by forcing those immune cells to do its job so they stay in pristine operable condition.