u/Abject-Manager3413

Hi. This is really embarrassing for me to talk about, but I genuinely don’t know how I’m supposed to interact with other humans in a romantic or intimate way without my OCD telling me that they’re contaminated. I want to date and find someone, but I feel so disgusted and disturbed with the idea of that with the thoughts I get (i.e., the amount of bacteria swapped when kissing). I would really appreciate any advice or any tactics you have used to try to conquer these thoughts. How do you become intimate with someone when you fear they’re going to contaminate you?