This session, I checked off two items from the Sims “24 While 24” checklist challenge: Woohoo with Vladislaus Straud (a.k.a. “Vladdy Daddy”) and – puke face emoji – Dumpster Woohoo.
I have been dreading Dumpster Woohoo ever since I saw this checklist. It’s the first thing that jumped out at me.
I have contamination OCD, you see, so anything related to dumpsters is a red flag for me. Just thinking about the smell of a dumpster makes me feel queasy. Touch a dumpster with my bare hand? No thanks. I’ll use a napkin, a burger wrapper, the garbage bag, even pull down my sleeve and use that – anything to avoid touching a dumpster.
The thought of jumping into a dumpster full of garbage, taking off at least some of your clothes, and having WooHoo? Absolutely not. Hard pass.
But here we are.
I made myself watch because ERP is a fundamental part of my OCD treatment, but it wasn’t easy.
When the piles of trash flew out of the dumpster (due, one presumes, to their vigorous WooHoo), I almost lost it. I had to pause the game, look away, and take a few breaths. I’m uncomfortable but safe is my mantra in these situations. Uncomfortable but safe.
Imagine my relief when it was over. I immediately switched to Build/Buy mode and deleted the dumpster. This is one of the worst video game challenges I’ve ever done. Yay me? Yay me!
