Hey everyone, been a few weeks since I posted. I've been trying to recover from the last episode I had, being back home is helping a lot.

Here's a little back story for you guys. As my name suggests, I love surfing. So this evening, I went down to a spot I surf pretty regularly, but with the summer in full swing, there were a lot of little kids around. So right before I paddled out, I looked over and saw a kid, maybe 8 or 10 years old, throwing up in the sand. He took a swig of water, rinsed his mouth, and ran back into the ocean.

So with that backstory, we can get to the issue at hand. I let my mind get out of control. I keep thinking that he got ocean water in his mouth and spit it out and that his vomit particles got into the ocean and made their way into my mouth. The therapists I've seen tell me I have OCD, I guess this is the OCD in me, so maybe the question is how many of you have OCD associated with your emetophobia?

(I'm sure the kid sucked down too much salt water and just spewed on the beach, but it still sparks obsessive/compulsive and VERY intrusive thoughts).

What do you guys have to say? When someone throws up, do you go through a similar thought process? How do you avoid spiraling out of control?