fuck birth control

yeah I felt that :( I hate using the same (washed) utensils as family members. same with the bathroom or hand towels in the kitchen. I check in the mirror constantly and ask my mom for reassurance all the time. it’s definitely caused me emotional strain in dealing w my family and none of them even have signs of it either. and i totally relate about the fear of someone getting spit on your lip while talking. I dont see myself going in public without a mask any time soon. also

also i dont want to give unsolicited advice so skip this if you’d like. I personally would avoid using external subs like r/herpes w regards to that. a lot of people there I’m sure actually have it and would get offended by our obsessions because people w/o OCD can never fully understand it. i have trans ocd and bring it up in r/lgbt spaces triggers me excessively and I can only sort of talk about it in r/butchlesbians

most people incorrectly think they know what OCD is. it makes them dismiss actual symptoms because our experiences aren’t glamorous and stuff like pocd or harm ocd would frighten people. i really advise you to avoid looking for reassurance in external subs unless you’re sure your question will get a satisfying answer (which 99% of the time you cant)

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