Fears

[Madchoc]

Hi all, 

Im here again feeling so anxious my stomach is churning andI feel sick, all because I am scared that when my husband goes out he may go by dog poop, he can’t always get his full shoes on , so wears crocks, he wears support stockings but tomorrow won’t have any on because he is going to his chiropodist, then out again on Wednesday, to not a nice area, and in the dark and I’m so worked up about what if. Sorry all , I’m seeing a therapist and doing Erp but is killing me, has anyone tried canibis oil. Xx

[PolarBear]

It is entirely possible that your husband will walk past dog poop. It's a normal part of life, no matter where you live. The question is, what are you going to do about it? The less you do, the better. The best is if you do nothing at all. Absolutely nothing.

[Madchoc]

Thanks for your reply, you are right. It’s still hard though isn’t it, exposure, did you do exposure therapy? How did you cope . X

[PolarBear]

Sure I did exposures as part of my recovery. This instance isn't really an exposure. It's a trigger that started the OCD ball rolling. What you need to work on is refraining from doing compulsions.