BelAnna Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 (edited) 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 Link to comment
daja Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Strawberries are lovely. #noreassurance Link to comment
BelAnna Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 They are! #thankswasn'tlookingforit! Link to comment
taurean Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 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. Link to comment
PolarBear Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I echo Taurean. Stop researching about Norovirus. Link to comment
gingerbreadgirl Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 This sounds good exposure to me, well done Link to comment
lostinme Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Well done BelAnna, you did great you knew you would feel some discomfort initially from doing it, but the anxiety does come down Link to comment
legalseagull Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Well done, that's great! Remember this for next time - you can do it, you can challenge the thoughts. Link to comment
BelAnna Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 Thanks Lost and Legalseagull I hope you've had a good/or at least ok weekend! xx Link to comment
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