Freemeofocd
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FreemeofocdFreemeofocd
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In the meantime at least I will have perfect opportunity to practice ERP.... right?! ?
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Absolutely! Though maybe you could also see a therapist to process some of the traumatic work stuff?
EstridEstrid
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Absolutely! Are you in therapy? Maybe you can get help with these issues.
catattakcatattak
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Not quite the same but I am a fundraiser with contamination ocd. I have a huge fear of covid and all I do is write appeals for our covid 19 relief fund, read stories from people we've helped with their covid stories and research covid stats to include in communications. It's like all I do all day is think about the thing I'm afraid of and I have to do it to stay gainfully employed in a pandemic. Yours is much worse but wanted to share.
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That sounds very emotionally draining. That's not work for everybody, to be sure. Are you an attorney, paralegal, administrative assistant?
FreemeofocdFreemeofocd
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Receptionist. I have to read all of the police reports and they are really graphic. I had one last week that thrust me into this most recent week long episode. Really feeling like I need to re-evaluate my work environment.
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@Freemeofocd Honestly, I think that reasonable. Few people would want to work at a coroner's office because of similar emotional after-effects. I personally do not see that as avoidance.
ThreeLittleBirdsThreeLittleB...
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This is so RELATABLE!!! I work for a medical supplies company and I have to read clinicals/medical charts all day long of victims of neglect, injuries, mental illnesses. I always wonder if I’m capable of developing the same illnesses or becoming like them. Sick and suffering. It’s a daily battle and the children cases are the most difficult to read through. It’s very painful to have OCD in the workplace.
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Do you like the work, otherwise?
ThreeLittleBirdsThreeLittleB...
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@Fear Strikes Out No I don’t enjoy my job but I’ve always worked in customer service and retail. I’m lucky I’m in the medical field because there is an opportunity to make an okay living. But I suffer in the position I’m in. I don’t want to know about people’s illnesses and their personal struggles. It’s painful to absorb every single day.
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@ThreeLittleBirds Is it possible to find another position that pays you decently that does not involve physical or mental health?
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