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Hello! Throwing this out is feeding into your fear of having HIV. That thought you are having is not a thought we need to pay attention to. Throwing the food out is completing a compulsion and will make you feel better for now but won’t last long. Your thoughts don’t control you!! Take a deep breathe, enjoy your cookies and know that OCD is trying to play with how you feel because it knows what bothers you. I am not going to directly reassure you but I am going to tell you that you’re stronger than you think!! Nothing is certain.
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I did throw it out and I feel guilty about it. Next time I’m going to be more in control and not let the thoughts control me
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@Anonymous:,( That’s okay! No need to feel guilty 🙂 we all do it and that is why we have OCD! Try to practice exposung yourself to what you fear in small ways so you can overcome it. Baby steps! It’s okay that you gave into the thoughts this time!!
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I know you were excited to make the cookies, and wasting the batter after feeling exciting is upsetting, but if you really are worried about any contamination, I would throw it away and start over, or try again later. It’s okay that it didn’t work out this time!
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You are right I’ll just throw it out
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That’s indulging OCD and wasting food at the same time.
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@Eponymous I don’t want to infect and kill them
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@Anonymous:,( So I rather throw it out
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@Anonymous:,( Don’t
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I hear your fear! It’s so real and can be very painful. Unless you’re unaware of how HIV is transmitted, it sounds like you’re either asking for reassurance or engaging in a compulsion to confess. This is a great place to engage in ERP if you know how. It’s not fun and it can be really scary, but you’ve got this!
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Do not throw it out
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This fear keeps coming back and it’s to the point I cry and what to panic. I no longer talk to the man simply because I wanted to move on and find something meaningful to have with someone (relationship wise). I still keep fearing I need to go get my blood checked. Thoughts like “what if I have it and don’t know it and give to someone?” “What if that urine test I took months ago didn’t work” I got tested for stds but it came back negative. They took a urine test but google says you have to have your blood drawn!! I’m so scared. My mind tells me “you have HIV” and then a sense of peace comes and scares me even more!!!
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- 16w
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