Scanny
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- 5y
pureolifepureolife
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- 5y
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.
ocdillustratedocdillustrated
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- 5y
Have you heard about the concept "flattening the curve"?
ScannyScanny
- Date posted
- 5y
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.
ocdillustratedocdillustrated
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- 5y
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?
ScannyScanny
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- 5y
Yes, that makes it easier, thanks! Still working through it, but helps for sure
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