NOW, BEFORE YOU INVALIDATE MY FEAR, it's downright real yo and I'm not the only one.
Just even hearing or typing out the exact sauces' name that I'm afraid of makes me absolutely cringe, but for the sake of this post, I have an acute phobia of ketchup, mayo, soy sauce, and vinegar.
I say acute cause I don't entirely puke my guts out when I see one (okay, I might), and I can eat it if the dish was mixed with it and you can barely make out the condiment. Like lowkey. But I know I have a fear of it since ever since I was a kid, I would want to hurl just smelling it especially when other people just pour the sht all over the food (gross). If I have a partner, it's already a major turn off for me. One time, my mom accidentally spilled some and it touched me, I felt like my skin was burning. I had to immediately wash it off. I usually eat dry food, and people always try to persuade me to trying, but honestly, I just can't, and I just wish people would understand that condiments were equally the same as the boogeyman for me.
Ik it's kinda weird and petty, but I just can't magically turn it off. That's it for my TED talk (づ￣ ³￣)づ
Have you talked about this with anyone else? I don’t have a fear, but I used to have nightmares about specific condiments when I was a kid. Barbecue, ketchup, and mustard. But I can laugh about it now. If it’s causing me to throw up and just disrupting my daily life in general, I would talk about it with someone, find the root of this problem, and treat it accordingly.
oml just saw this. I have, though not to professionals. People would sometimes force me to eat with it, but at the end, I just can't and would spit it out. wasteful ik. now, i just kinda think it's dirty and disgusting, and am 100% okay with never using them. maybe i'll try consulting though after covid! thanks for the advice :››
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Have you talked about this with anyone else? I don’t have a fear, but I used to have nightmares about specific condiments when I was a kid. Barbecue, ketchup, and mustard. But I can laugh about it now. If it’s causing me to throw up and just disrupting my daily life in general, I would talk about it with someone, find the root of this problem, and treat it accordingly.
oml just saw this. I have, though not to professionals. People would sometimes force me to eat with it, but at the end, I just can't and would spit it out. wasteful ik. now, i just kinda think it's dirty and disgusting, and am 100% okay with never using them. maybe i'll try consulting though after covid! thanks for the advice :››