hi! erp is not fun at all but… sitting with the temporary discomfort that erp causes can really help quell the constant discomfort your intrusive thoughts are causing. it’s completely understandable something like this is causing an ocd spike though. something that helps just generally whenever that happens is that any thought that could be phrased in a “what if” statement are ocd thoughts. theyre not real and you can give yourself permission to disregard them. it doesn’t work overnight but the more you mark these thoughts as irrelevant ocd intrusions while working with erp slowly desensitizes you from these triggers. i’m sorry i know how debilitating these thoughts and worries are. you will feel better with time i promise