Extreme fear of food being off/spoiled
Hi all, I suffer from extreme fear of something being wrong with my food. Genuinely every day I encounter something that looks wrong/weird and it makes me panic and often throw away what is probably perfectly fine food. If I do eat the food I spiral and have extreme anxiety for hours, constantly googling to try and make me feel better, which never works.
I’m hyper aware of how increasingly irrational my thoughts are. Tonight for example, I made what I would consider one of my “safe” meals, which is pasta with an anchovy sauce. Just as I put the anchovies in I noticed that the can was missing an expiry date. I use these exact brand of anchovies (from Morrisons for anyone in the UK), every single time and this particular tin was missing the expiry date where it usually is. This caused me to freak out, thinking the can was “fake” or just generally spoiled. I didnt end up eating the pasta but have stored it in the fridge hoping that I’ll calm down enough to eat it tomorrow.
I’m new to this sub so apologies if this isn’t the right thing to ask, but can someone please tell me that this is completely irrational and that the anchovies are obviously fine? Thank you.