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Fear of Coming into Contact with my Corner Sprayed with Insecticide

I sprayed the “Home Pest Insect Killer” by Bayer in the summer of 2014 in two corners of my room due to spiders. Today, my grandma kindly came over and moved some stuff in my room and came in contact with the corners in the process.
I tried looking over the Internet to ease my worries but it only made it worse. As a side note, I have anxiety which resulted in OCD due to my fear of germs and driving, and that has been going on for a year and a half. I even called the company about the product a few months ago and said that there is no need to worry, but again, due to my anxiety, I’m still afraid.

Do you think it’s fine if my grandma touched a bit of the infected corners that I sprayed over two years ago? I am deathly afraid and worried about what may happen.

I am aware that this may sound silly, but I am feeling really stressed at the moment. My Apologies. Thank you for taking the time to read this :)
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1699033 tn?1514113133
You're welcome.  In this day and age there are so many things that you can do and learn to help yourself with your OCD.  I'm 52 and live a very normal life....
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1699033 tn?1514113133
I'm not an expert in bug spray but if you called the company and they said that it was fine, then you need to say "This is my OCD talking...and I'm not going to listen to it."  What kind of treatment have you had?  Did you go through cognitive behavioral therapy?  
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I haven't had any treatment yet in all honesty. I tried CBT therapy by myself before but that failed. I plan on seeing my doctor sometime this week about my anxiety and OCD after one of my friends convinced me last night.

Thank you for the response, i really appreciate it! Have a good day! :)
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