Major Exposure

I have bad racism ocd that has put my life on pause. today I had an exposure that has shifted my perspective and makes me truly believe I can overcome my ocd. For context, I experience major distress around non-white people out of the fear that I will say racial slurs. It is most predominant around black people, probably because the n-word has the most significant historical impact. Anyways, I was walking to get lunch and a kind black girl stopped me and said I was pretty. From there we spontaneously hung out and talked for 45 minutes and I barely had any anxiety about saying inappropriate things. I feel so proud of myself and so much more confident now!