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Irrational fears over pregnancy, really scared

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Ark13
Ark13

Hi I'm new here, I just really feel I need to get this down and ask for reassurance that's outside my own head.

I've had issues with this kind of OCD in the past but never got therapy, I apologise for the nature of this stuff but;

Basically I have a crippling fear of getting pregnant accidentally from a secondary source, such as if I unknowingly have semen on my fingers when I use the bathroom or touch myself intimately and that I could end up getting pregnant if it manages to get inside far enough.

I know how ridiculous this sounds but it's very real possibility in my head, like what if that door handle I touched 10 minutes ago in the flat hallway had semen on from a man's hands and then I wiped myself in the bathroom? Could I be pregnant? I know how unlikely it is but I can't get the fear of what if out of my head, I'd really appreciate any tips on dealing with this kind of obsessive fear, life is getting very hard 😭

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