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Trick_Adagio3673

Cooking with my family is genuinely such a distressing experience.

I need support - advice welcome

Cooking by myself is a different story, I make sure everything is properly cleaned and no cross contamination happens...but with my family, I'm constantly stressing out about whether they washed their hands, and refuse to let them touch anything I'm planning on eating because I have a fear of my food being infected by them. I guess the thought of bacteria on food dying in the oven is comforting but it disgusts me again to realise the dead bacteria is on my food then. I also have a huge disgust for fruit and hate my food being close to it, if my food ever touches a fruit I refuse to eat it. I haven't eaten a fruit for YEARS. The only thing related to fruit I am okay with is apple juice, but I get disgusted even looking at an apple.

Posted Mar 2, 2025, 10:55 AM UTC

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