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| robbie1586 5/16/2001 | . | OK, let's just say this and hopefully get it sorted then... If, after being with my girlfriend, I have to dispose of the 'protection', ie condom, my hands feel dirty. As though they're got semen on them. Then when I wash my hands, and say I get some sort of splash of water on my face, I then feel that my face has now got some very small amount of semen on it... which when I think about it is not an entirely unreasonable assumption (unlike perhaps obsessing about germs...) therefore I have to wash my face. Also I now consider the sink has slight traces into it, after all that's where it must go when I clean my hands, therefore I've got to clean the sink!! And it seems I'm in some vicious circle now, with considering my bed sheets are thus 'dirty' and annoying to wash since I then have to wash my hands, sink, etc. The main reason I can't get rid of this problem, is that it seems fairly rational and logical that 'semen' has transferred even if only slightly. I would rather not seek professional help, but just need some advice on getting this sorted. Thanks |
| Forum-M.D.-RG 5/17/2001 | robbie1586 | It is logical that semen has transferred, but so what. Part of your logic is right, but your perspective is wrong. That's what makes it an obsession. | [Thread closed to new comments] |
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