u/Brummbirne

Hello folks,

With my diagnosis now official, I'm trying to navigate my with a more open eye to my OCD.

Soon, I'll be on vacation with my family for a few days and my head is slowly but surely spiraling around the same thoughts.

Someone might break in, something might happen with my snake while I'm gone, what if a fire breaks out?

I also started to over plan everything, a 4 day trip has turned into 5 checklists, I began packing 1,5 beforehand and a suitcase of everything I might (not!!) need, I'm hopelessly over packed, but just the thought of maybe not having the one thing I might have needed makes me go nuts.

Hell, I have planned my eating around this trip to avoid anything spoiling while I'm gone and I bought a new heating lamp (for 50€!) just in case the one I replaced a month ago burns out 😮‍💨

Do you guys have any tips on how to calm the fuck down? Any hacks on how to gain reassurance?

I'm new to this, so I'm a bit helpless, I already know that I'll be worrying 24/7 anyway 😅

My Hoggie is currently in the process of shedding and I can tell that she would absolutely devour a mouse of given the chance, but I'm worried that it will interfere with her shedding process.

She has eaten while shedding before, but me being the overprotective dad, I just want to be sure.

The mice are the correct size, so a belly bulge is to be expected, which is what makes me hesitant.