Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Big Day

Tomorrow the boyfriend is coming over to my house for dessert. This leaves me with a choice- we take our shoes off, like I generally do in my home, increasing my chances of giving him a foot fungus. Or we wear shoes, and I deal with shoe germs all over my home. It's a win-win really- I get a big exposure either way, but I'm not thrilled. I've been wanting to move the date offsite, but I know that's REALLY giving in to the OCD. Fun times.

5 comments:

  1. That is tough..but way to look at the positive! Exposures do help us get better. :)
    Here's an idea.....tell him to wear socks. Then you can go shoeless without the fear of foot fungus. BTW, I know that's totally giving in! ;) Here's something to help you in your battle though - My husband has frequent foot fungus episodes - and after 10 years, I have not gotten ANY from him. And we share everything. :)

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  2. Good luck with the date at home exposure! OCD never really gives us a choice between viable options--they all generally suck--but choosing to tolerate the anxiety(which OCD never advocates) is a step toward beating it!

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  3. Thanks for the info, Shana. Pretty much every time I fret about this, someone tells me about how their partner has athlete's foot and they've never had it (and I love to hear it!). So my rational self knows that some people are just susceptible to it and some people aren't. But my OCD self, on the other hand. . .

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  4. Good luck with whatever you choose to do!

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  5. i can soooo relate to the shoe issue! Good luck and try to enjoy yourself! By the way, my husband also gets athletes foot and i have NEVER had it! :)

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