chemie
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- 6y
casepagcasepag
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- 6y
I had an obsession with contaminated chicken for a while and also fat on meat. It was felt uncooked and I wouldn’t eat it. I realized it was ridiculous and people called me out for it. I’m not a picky person but my fear got in the way on my rationality and I could not think straight. What I did was forced myself to eat it and awknowledged it was all in my head. I’m now able to eat chicken, wings, steaks (fat), and raw fish
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 6y
Prawns because they’re repulsive.
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 6y
I also can’t eat foods that are ‘unhealthy’ like bread and chocolate without needing to throw up.
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 6y
I also can’t drink red bull because I have a fear that it’s poisoning me :/
LunessaLunessa
- Date posted
- 6y
Yes! For over a year I couldn’t eat anything that I thought had some form of alcohol in it - I was convinced when I consumed alcohol I felt pain and that meant that a certain disease I had years ago was coming back (it’s a rare symptom of it) so anyway I had an aversion to alcohol because of it, but then I started convincing myself almost everything had some form of alcohol in it .. vinegar, sweeteners, natural sugar alcohols .. got to the point where I stopped eating produce unless it was super fresh because I was afraid of consuming something that started fermenting. It was so bad it affected everything (social life cause I couldn’t go out to eat, my relationship) ERP helped me IMMENSELY and I now not only eat whatever I want to but occasionally have a few drinks!
GingerbearGingerbear
- Date posted
- 6y
Meat, dairy, eggs. In my mind they’re a a source of contamination. I’ll avoid eating certain produce too if I feel like they’re too difficult to clean.
casepagcasepag
- Date posted
- 6y
^^ I feel man. I worked at a restaurant for three years and still have the fear
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- 8w
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