- Username
- Scanny
- Date posted
- 4y ago
- Username
- pureolifepureolife
- Date posted
- 4y ago
There’s an inherent and necessary risk we all take when we go out but we do all have to go out some times for necessities. Allow yourself to feel the risk and uncertainty. But also, go out for the things you need. Don’t over analyze if something was necessary after the fact because there’s nothing you can do at that point. Focus on what’s in your control. But don’t go overboard. And remember that it’s okay to feel a little guilt sometimes. You don’t need to do compulsions (ie seek reassurance or certainty) to get rid of it. And you also don’t need to obsess about it and amplify it.
- Username
- ocdillustratedocdillustrated
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Have you heard about the concept "flattening the curve"?
- Username
- ScannyScanny
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Yes, which is why I’ve been only going out when needed, but last Sunday after grocery shopping, I stopped at GameStop to buy a videogame. I don’t know if I just wasn’t thinking or what. Now I feel so guilty if I could have passed this to someone. I’m not sick, but they keep saying you can still pass it on. I’m sorry for going on and on. I’m usually in control of my OCD, but this has just really messed with me.
- Username
- ocdillustratedocdillustrated
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Then you know the point of social distancing isn't to prevent you or someone else from getting sick. It's just to spread out when people get sick. The assumption I'm living with right now is that at some point I WILL get sick, and at some point I probably WILL pass the virus to other people. How does your emotional response to going to GameStop change if you accept those assumptions?
- Username
- ScannyScanny
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Yes, that makes it easier, thanks! Still working through it, but helps for sure
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- Doubts123
- Date posted
- 5y ago
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- Ceej
- Date posted
- 4y ago
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- Team Uncerta...
- User type
- NOCD Alumni
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Does anyone have any tips for recognizing when contamination worries are becoming obsessive vs. when it’s a typical reaction to the current pandemic situation? I don’t really have contamination fears but I find myself really worrying about any interactions I’ve had when I go out somewhere now. For example I went out to pick up an item yesterday (with a mask and everyone around me had a mask of course) but the woman helping me at the store was definitely closer than she should’ve been (she was also wearing a mask) so now I have a small worry she could’ve passed COVID onto me. I’m not asking for reassurance that I don’t have it, because obviously no one can tell me for certain, but I would just like to know how this sounds to anyone who experiences a similar dilemma.
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