Is this OCD ? Been obsessing about hiv risk on breast milk .
https://
medhelp.org/posts/HIV-Prevention/Confused-about-information-makes-me-anxious/show/3076859
Been reading on this forum and on others sites and almost all said that it is zero risk , I want to believe but my brain has a different mind and opinion , it is on a doubting game mode so my anxiety heightened.
1. I became addicted to reassurance going back to articles and forums that has answers which sometimes consumes my time and attention just to give me temporary relief .
2. When the thoughts came their is an urgency to figure it out and to reassure but the everyday real life matters can wait .
3. Cant get enough of one answers
4. Now I have this urge to test just get this over with but I think would be defying facts and logic . I think I would be submitting and surrendering to my brain and would end me doing whatever is demands in situations like this and when fear rises and it might just bring more what ifs and doubts .
5. Been researching about ERP and basically it states that I only have to Disregard , don’t do compulsions , don’t agree with thoughts , let it pass and sit with the fear , anxiety and discomfort as long as I could and the anxiety would go down but would I have clarity ?
I’m not asking for reassurance but am i right or wrong with these ?if it is certain that consuming breast milk is not a risk for hiv then I’ll prepare to face my ocd and anxiety and not worry about this incident . ( the last time I’ll ask this ) I just want to know what im gonna face in battle .
Lastly after all of this will I have the certainty and clarity about my thoughts ?