My town is doing Mandatory waer meter replacements. Where I live water meters are in the basement of the house. We are entering a second wave of covid and I'm going to have to allow two strangers into my house, who have also been in every other house in town? With their dirty shoes that have touched every other floor? And breathing on my house after being exposed to everyone else?? No. No. No. No. I haven't even let my mother and father in my house. What the hell am I supposed to do? This will break me for sure.

Contamination OCD

Freemeofocd

Date posted: 5y

I’m sorry, I can understand how scary that would be. I suffer from contamination ocd as well. I would use this for an opportunity to practice erp.

catattak

Date posted: 5y

If I didnt have pets I think I might be able to manage. But I have cats who obviously lay on the floor (where those men will have tracked in contamination) and then lay on the couch. I'm so upset. I want to call the town and say absolutely not but I'm afraid they will shut off our water

Freemeofocd

Date posted: 5y

I struggle like that too because I have a daughter who crawls on our carpet and so many people live in our house and we have cats that are indoor/ outdoor. It’s really daunting 😩 but I’ve learned I just have to let it go. I know it’s easier said than done but I had no choice. And you eventually learn you can’t actually get sick from things like that. It’s a mind over matter thing. Again, trust me I know easier said than done. Maybe try it and sit with the uncomfortable feelings.

catattak

Date posted: 5y

I dont know if I can try it with adult strangers that I cant control. And also humans are the vectors. This is a huge leap in hierarchy for me. Like it's just not an option at this time.

Freemeofocd

Date posted: 5y

@catattak I understand 😔 I’m so sorry. I hate that feeling. It feels so hopeless and suffocating.

catattak

Date posted: 5y

@Freemeofocd I think I just need to stop obsessing for now. Its ot going to help me. I need to wait for my letter in the mail then call the town

bonjess

Date posted: 5y

Sorry but this is probably the wrong thing to say but - We are in the middle of a pandemic I would not be letting them in the house. I would lie if I had to - Say someone in the house is coughing so you are isolating . Not good enough that they are doing this . Sorry but Big NO from me .

catattak

Date posted: 5y

I understand we both have contamination ocd so it's kind of blind leading the blind but I am glad to see I'm on par with others. Cases have skyrocketed over night here. Our premier said "it's as if someone showed up and dropped off a bus load of cases over night". We're also moving back into tighter lock down restrictions again so when I saw this notice from the mayor, I was like "what the hell???" Like gatherings are being limited and schools are closing with outbreaks but....sure...send a bunch of work men into everyone's houses and the into mine.....yeah right! If you see it my way, there has to be at least one other person in my neighbourhood who thinks this and I won't be the only complaint to the town.

catattak

Date posted: 5y

I also cannot stop obsessing about this.

Freemeofocd

Date posted: 5y

Babies under one can’t have honey. For risk of a very serious illness called infant botchulism which can be fatal. My dad and my brother use honey all of the time in the counters I make her bottles on and they drip sometimes on the floor where she crawls, or don’t wash their hands and then touch door knobs. One time I even found honey dripped on top of her formula canister. The honey ordeal was a hard one for me to deal with. I was so worried that somehow she was going to ingest honey. She never did by some miracle.

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