I have been bothered by fearing certain numbers now for a long time. It's actually hard to write this because of the anxiety involved with even writing the numbers down, but I need to put it out there and see if people can help. I have this ridiculous fear of the numbers 13 and anything associated with 911. I fear that doing things associated with these numbers are harmful to my health and could result in something terrible happening. I was even hesitant to write this post today because the date is 9/11.
Relating to the number 13: I see it everywhere. If I am going shopping and the address of the store adds up to 13, I will not shop there. If the letters in the neighborhood I want to live in add up to 13, I will not live there. If the letters in the girl's name that I want to date adds up to 13, I won't date her. If I'm leaving my house for the day and the first number I see when exiting adds up to 13, I have to go in and "re-do the leave". When entering and exiting places, I have to think of a lucky number/lucky song/person with a name who's letters don't add up to 13; and if I do this "wrong", I have to literally enter or exit the place over again. I take vitamins and medication and after taking them and closing the lids, if I think of anything associated with the number 13 or see words/numbers that add up to 13, I have to "re-close" the lids in order to prevent harm from occurring in my body.
I could go on and on about this but I figured I'd stop here and see if anyone responds with some valuable information on how to get better with this. I'm a pretty normal guy, and aside from this, I feel fine and do normal everyday things, but these fears are a major inconvenience and get in the way every minute of my life. If you can help give me some tips on how to get better, I would really appreciate it.
Relating to the number 13: I see it everywhere. If I am going shopping and the address of the store adds up to 13, I will not shop there. If the letters in the neighborhood I want to live in add up to 13, I will not live there. If the letters in the girl's name that I want to date adds up to 13, I won't date her. If I'm leaving my house for the day and the first number I see when exiting adds up to 13, I have to go in and "re-do the leave". When entering and exiting places, I have to think of a lucky number/lucky song/person with a name who's letters don't add up to 13; and if I do this "wrong", I have to literally enter or exit the place over again. I take vitamins and medication and after taking them and closing the lids, if I think of anything associated with the number 13 or see words/numbers that add up to 13, I have to "re-close" the lids in order to prevent harm from occurring in my body.
I could go on and on about this but I figured I'd stop here and see if anyone responds with some valuable information on how to get better with this. I'm a pretty normal guy, and aside from this, I feel fine and do normal everyday things, but these fears are a major inconvenience and get in the way every minute of my life. If you can help give me some tips on how to get better, I would really appreciate it.
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