Weird phobia

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So I have this weird phobia if it is even a phobia.

I'm not a vegetarian so when I prepare any meal for myself be it at the braai or after work if I touch any raw meat with my hands I am unable to eat it.

Tonight it got me really bad and 3 latex gloves on each hand did not help (yes I have a box in my kitchen draw). I was planning on my own take on Spurs durky wings made in an air fryer and marinated after with the Spur durky sauce. The wings are in a bowl wrapped with cling wrap and I'm eating dry bread now. I feel a bit freaked out after cutting the wings into pieces. :oops:

Am I the only one suffering with this? IF not anyone got any advice?
 
it is a valid phobia but not sure its named.

"Dana Hunnes, senior dietitian at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, has a few reasonable theories. “The color of raw meat (blood red mixed with white marbling) is a little ‘too close to home’ and reminds us of our own muscles,” Hunnes hypothesizes. “Once the meat has been cooked, it’s easier for us to disassociate the food from where it came from — a live animal — because we can’t see those muscle fibers and fats anymore.”"

Link here: https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/why-were-so-terrified-of-raw-meat-2
 
Honestly, and I mean this in the kindest way, I suggest you get help. Try a counselor or psychologist close to you.

I used to be squemish about raw chicken - about touching it. These days I don't care. I wash my hands thoroughly after I touch raw meat, and I never put cooked meat back into a dish that contained raw meat. Other than that, I don't take special precautions. No gloves. And I don't get sick. I've sometimes eaten chicken and pork that were on the underdone side, with no ill effects.

EDIT: Reason I say get help, to be more clear, is because of the impact on your life. It is becoming limiting to you. The fear is hurting you.
 
wtf?
damn dude
that is some weird stuff
never heard of it before
just remember every phobia is in the mind, it's just your brain messing with you
good luck :)
 
Chuckmyster said:
wtf?
damn dude
that is some weird stuff
never heard of it before
just remember every phobia is in the mind, it's just your brain messing with you
good luck :)
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I get it with fish. I love fish. I love fishing. But get me to clean the fish I just caught and i'll be off eating fish for 2 months at least...
 
neoprema said:
I get it with fish. I love fish. I love fishing. But get me to clean the fish I just caught and i'll be off eating fish for 2 months at least...
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This
i caught my first fish last year and nota**** would i go near it to take the hook off, hrs later on 8th beer in the sun i did and i released the fishy back into the dam
 
neoprema said:
I get it with fish. I love fish. I love fishing. But get me to clean the fish I just caught and i'll be off eating fish for 2 months at least...
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That part I could understand if you murdered it yourself.

Although I do think everyone should do it at least once so that they can learn some respect for what they eat.
 
Chuckmyster said:
This
i caught my first fish last year and nota**** would i go near it to take the hook off, hrs later on 8th beer in the sun i did and i released the fishy back into the dam
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The question remains : you were drunk by then but was the fish still alive?
 
Quintrix said:
The question remains : you were drunk by then but was the fish still alive?
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LOL
just re read my post and i made a mistake
was fishing with a few other fisherman
it wasnt the original fishy
it was the 5pm fishy i caught and by then i had the guts in my drunk state to touch the fishy (slimy) and take the hook out before releasing it. I took my time as i felt so sorry for catching the fish. I will never ever catch fish again for a sport.
 
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