Ugh always when i think im in the clear..

[baseballplaya12]

So i had an awesome night we went to this really fun restaurant
downtown and then to navy pear to watch the fireworks...and as i said
before my girlfriend loves to touch her face i have no clue why but she
does and like i was holding her hand and stuff throughout the night...so
of course im kissing her and stuff and so now im worried that i am going
to get sick because of this even though she isnt sick i just feel like the
germs are everywhere now becasue of the stuff thats been going around
at the camp. even though its only there as i know of right now ugh i dont
know and my other friends were touching my hair for some reason and
some pieces like fell out and landed like on my lips so im worried about
that too UGH IM SO F_ING SICK OF THIS...i know the chances are slim but i
cant help but flip out [img]smileys/smilies_07.gif[/img] [img]smileys/smilies_07.gif[/img] [img]smileys/smilies_07.gif[/img] sorry about htis but i gotta
get it out somewhere

[jennyleigh1975]

This is just your mind working overtime, why do we do this to ourselves? Chances are, you will be fine-seriously. No one was actually sick last night, keep reminding yourself of that. Your girlfriend knows about you phobia, right, I dont think she would be kissing you, ect ..... if she thought she was sick. Try to relax, believe me, I know how hard that is, but we have to try to stay calm.

Edited by: jennyleigh1975

[ontariogirl]

It is your mind working overtime, you are fine and will be fine. You just have to keep saying to yourself that you are fine, your mind is playing tricks on you and you have to change that. Think of other things, good things. Last week I had a cut on my foot, I cleaned it, putting ointment on it etc. I swear every 5 minutes I kept looking at it for the fear of infection, I was driving myself nuts. While I was at my friends store I was sitting outside and I saw my nurse practitioner, I was going to ask her to look at my foot and than thought no. I changed my thinking and bang I finally look at it and its healed. We play mind games and we have to stop that. You can do it, I know you can.Sure at times my mind goesintoover drive but only myself can stop it. Keep thinking positive. Leighs right, your girlfriendknows aboutyour phobia, ifshe was sick or feeling sick she wouldn't be kissing you or anything else to you. Relax.

[japa]

Were you worrying about your girlfriend touching her face and then kissing you back in May or April or whenever, meaning pre-camp? Well, then you don't need to worry about that post-camp either. It's the same as it was before you had the bad camp experience. Nothing has changed.


It's interesting how you're not allowing yourself to relax. Your mind is keeping the cycle of worry active when the threat has disappeared. Edited by: japa