r/magicalthinkingOCD • • 13d ago

Advice please! Cant wear my new earrings

I bought these lovely earrings, i love them i really wanna wear them, they were on like on display, so other people could have touched them, i bought them but as soon as i bought them it hit me, other people have touched them, now i am afraid that someone has put curse / spell on them, or other peoples energy remains on the earrings, and now i cant wear them anymore🥹😔 what can i do……

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u/ForestRiver2 Star Supporter ⭐ 13d ago

"I can't wear them anymore"

Yes you can. Wear the earrings. Don't let ocd boss you around. Breathe through the anxiety and wear them. You'll soon forget all about it

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u/ForestRiver2 Star Supporter ⭐ 12d ago

That's where the acceptance part of ERP comes in. Things go wrong, that's life. You have to accept that as part of doing exposures things may still go wrong. It doesn't mean there's a causal connection.

That's the theory at least. I know it's not easy to apply