Deliberate exposure with strawberries

[BelAnna]

I got some strawberries to have on Pancake day but I forgot that I had read that fresh fruit, especially berries can easily become contaminated with Norovirus and on the day I avoided them. Tonight I decided to make a jellyless trifle but as I was washing the strawberries I started freaking out especially as I found a blonde hair on one of them (my hair is brown). I decided to face my anxiety and eat them but I feel very worried about it. 

 

Edited February 18, 2018 by BelAnna

[daja]

Strawberries are lovely.

#noreassurance

[BelAnna]

They are! #thankswasn'tlookingforit!

[taurean]

7 hours ago, BelAnna said:

I got some strawberries to have on Pancake day but I forgot that I had read that fresh fruit, especially berries can easily become contaminated with Norovirus

This shows, BelAnna, just how unhelpful carrying out compulsions is. 

If you hadn't done that researching, the strawberries would not have registered as any kind of threat. 

But you faced up to what had become a threat, and that was really good exposure work - well done. 

[PolarBear]

I echo Taurean. Stop researching about Norovirus.

[gingerbreadgirl]

This sounds good exposure to me, well done

[BelAnna]

Thanks guys! 

[lostinme]

Well done BelAnna, you did great   you knew you would feel some discomfort initially from doing it, but the anxiety does come down 

[legalseagull]

Well done, that's great! Remember this for next time - you can do it, you can challenge the thoughts.

[BelAnna]

Thanks Lost and Legalseagull  I hope you've had a good/or at least ok weekend! xx