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does anyone else’s OCD come with weird phobias? i’m genuinely afraid of feet. my own feet too
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Anonymous 1w

Mine’s not necessarily a weird phobia, but more a weirdly-applied phobia. I have severe entomophobia (bugs) that involves weird rituals like avoiding anything (like fences, trees, flowers) outside, counting hives in the wintertime, and wearing long sleeves year-round. I also can’t think about certain bugs when I’m outside or else something bad will happen

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Anonymous 3d

I am terrified of people in public because if they touch me their germs will crawl onto me and I’ll die form whatever mysterious illness they have

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Anonymous 1w

Specifically E. coli and salmonella. I’m unbothered by dirt and mess but toilets and raw chicken? Hell no idc how clean you think it is I will have a panic attack and drown it in bleach (I do not eat chicken soup for this reason)

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Anonymous 1w

I refuse to use automatically flushing toilets unless I’m in an extra large stall where I can run away from the toilet when it flushes. Or I’ll put something to block the sensor if possible

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Anonymous 3d

stop i had this fear my entire life and i just recently got over it 😭

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 1w

I think it’s a combination of an irrational fear of the toilet malfunctioning/exploding and the discomfort from the loud unexpected noise and rumbling

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 1w

This!!! But as someone w/ocd I think this is an incredibly rational reaction bc like I don’t want that doo doo water on me either. TP on the sensor every time

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