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This is proof that u aren’t a bad person. If u didn’t love animals, u wouldn’t care. The fact that u DO care means that u really do love animals. Think about it this way.. if a mom was to worry about not loving her kids, does that mean she cares and LOVES them? Yes! ‘Cuz she cares. If a mom WASNT to care, then that means she doesn’t even love them. I had something like this. You’re not alone xo
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Thank you both @jaz and @gardengoddess. Here’s where the struggle is. I do like your advices and it makes sense but it’s the way animals are treated and most are inhumane so when I used to eat meat I felt like I was partaking in the cruelty and just as guilty for it to allow. I’ve been trying to go vegan but another thing is I can’t cook for myself. For several reasons all due to my OCD fear. (I can’t leave to get groceries, I’m afraid I’ll forget to turn off the stove, that I might undercook something, that I might throw something out by accident) so I pretty much have to order food. Which is why it’s hard to find vegan restaurants and there are some but extremely expensive.
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God put animals on this earth for us to either take care of or eat. There’s nothing wrong with eating meat-it’s meant for us to eat, but you should do whatever you believe is right!
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wow.. I have no idea the exact situation you’re going through, but I’ll still give u advice. I can tell u really love animals and this IS conflicting. What I recommend is IF you really wanna eat meat (if this was all-consuming) u should eat in portions. Maybe once a every 2 months? If this is just a passing by feeling of temptation, I recommend do every possible thing u can to get it mind OFF meat and start FALLING IN love with vegetables again.
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I say do what you want and don't let OCD dictate how you eat. Allowing yourself to be nourished by food (in whatever form you eat it) is vital.
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@Crazy.Cat.Lady If ur really passionate about being vegan, I recommend u do exercises for ur OCD (and get therapy). Write down your feard situations on a notebook and read them and embrace them. Sit with those horrible uncomfortable feelings for 5 mins (the 1st time), then 10 mins (the 2nd time). Repeat with mins getting longer each time. This isn’t just a questions of if u wanna be vegan or not, OCD is also in the mix. Above the advice that we give h in the app, get help from counseling (online maybe) and therapy. xo
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-prt 2- it’s a natural thing to crave meat! doesn’t mean u’ll actually eat it just like craving candy on a diet
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@Jaz but I would be if I followed through. I don’t eat fish and eggs either now, I do with milk and cheese. It’s hard to go completely animal/animal byproduct free. But I really want some juicy steak and hamburgers. My dad was a chef so I know how good meat is :( should I eat or not? I’m so conflicted.
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On a different note, I’m scared to eat chocolate too. Sigh ?
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@jaz thank you ?
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Recently, I’ve been struggling a ton with what I eat/put into my body? I’m a first year college student with a few different health issues (including IBS), and lately it’s been hard for me to find food on campus that doesn’t 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 it’s 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 I’m too afraid to eat food other than what I buy myself. I feel so trapped. I don’t want my OCD to affect my physical health or prevent me from eating, bc I love eating!! It’s the fear of getting sick that’s the problem. And it’s even harder when everything is so unfamiliar. Just wondering if anyone could relate. Advice is appreciated!
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Hey so a couple months ago (7-8) I remember being upset at my family member. Like she was talking too much while I was annoyed and remember wanting her to be quiet. I got an intrusive thought like a really bad image of doing something really bad to her, and my hand twitched to the side a little? Like it felt like I was about to?! And I remembered thinking "if I do this, I'll get in trouble". I got up and left to the bathroom and felt horrified! I was thinking "did I want to act out? Did the only reason I didn't act out was because of getting in trouble? If there was no consequences, would have I done it?! Does this mean this whole time I've been using OCD as an excuse?" I remember I couldn't sleep for 3 nights because of how bad the anxiety was, I was crying and I felt very guilty like I should turn myself in to a mental hospital. I couldn't eat for many days or be near her because of that thought and twitch I had! I'm worried it was an impulse or I actually wanted to hurt her. And even to this day I still ruminanate about this. Like last night I couldn't sleep well I kept waking up every two hours and asking myself "am I capable?" I couldn't eat last night. Sometimes I move on from it like I forget that happened but when I remember, I feel distressed about it! I don't want to be an evil person or do bad actions towards anyone! I'm even scared to be angry because of this because I'm scared I have more "chance" of acting out due to anger. Like was it an impulse and I held back? Is this even OCD? Please help, I'm really scared!
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