I sometimes worry about accidentally consuming some type of toxic chemicals. It's always been kind of a fear of mine. I'll see a bottle of chemicals, and I worry about somehow accidentally drinking them. I worry that the chemicals will somehow get in my mouth. I used to worry that some droplets would splash in my mouth or somehow just drift into my mouth. Now, sometimes I worry that I will accidentally pick up the bottle and drink it without thinking about it. Then, I'd just be sitting there with the bottle of chemicals in shock in this fear based scenario. I have even removed chemicals from my presence, because I could not stand looking at them. When I was a kid, I used to actually think that I might have eaten or drank various chemicals. For instance, often when I would be at the gas pumps with my Mom, I would say that I thought some gasoline had gotten in my mouth. It made me nervous and I often thought that I may die from these chemicals having somehow strangely gotten in my mouth. Like, I would even taste a chemical taste in my mouth and would express that I thought some gasoline got in my mouth. I would also extend this worry to other chemicals too, even if they were merely sitting on the shelves of a store. The cleaning products isle in the grocery store used to make me very nervous, and often I would become concerned that some chemicals got in my mouth.

[Angelique67]

Hi Steve. This sounds like intrusive thoughts which might be related to OCD. I've had similar issues. I used to worry I'd accidentally jump off a bridge I used to walk over everyday. It got so bad that I'd have to force myself to stare at, and walk on, the white painted line on the ground. I also used to be terrified I'd throw myself in front of the train I had to take and I'd have to hug the pillars as the trains were pulling into the station. You might want to talk to someone if your thoughts are upsetting you. For me, eventually my thoughts subsided. I wish you the best of luck.