Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Anyone else’s OCD latch onto cooking—especially when raw chicken is involved?
Raw chicken is like OCD’s dream. There’s the salmonella fears, moral confusion about eating an animal, fears of being clean enough to handle the chicken, thoughts of burning the house down when cooking… and so many more.
What makes OCD so difficult is how it attaches to daily tasks like cooking. Instead of simply doing what you need to do, OCD turns it into a whole mental playground of everything that could possibly go wrong.
If this feels relatable, know that you’re not alone. You can use the link in our bio to take our OCD symptoms quiz and better understand what you might be going through.
Anyone else’s OCD latch onto cooking—especially when raw chicken is involved?
Raw chicken is like OCD’s dream. There’s the salmonella fears, moral confusion about eating an animal, fears of being clean enough to handle the chicken, thoughts of burning the house down when cooking… and so many more.
What makes OCD so difficult is how it attaches to daily tasks like cooking. Instead of simply doing what you need to do, OCD turns it into a whole mental playground of everything that could possibly go wrong.
If this feels relatable, know that you’re not alone. You can use the link in our bio to take our OCD symptoms quiz and better understand what you might be going through.
