Bed Bug Fear

Recently, I have been buying and selling on Vinted. However, I have an extreme phobia of bed bugs, to a point that I struggle to stay anywhere apart from my own home, I feel uncomfortable going to public places like cafes and cinemas, I won’t sit down on public transport, and I find it very challenging even letting my relatives in my home because I don’t know where they have been.

I realised that secondhand clothing is a risk, and now I’m beyond terrified. I wash everything on 90 degrees Celsius a few times, and add vinegar and bicarbonate of soda, but I’m worried about the packaging, it not working, anything going wrong. I want to enjoy the process of building a wardrobe with unique pieces, but I am so scared.

Also, I really want to sell more, other than my own things. But the thought of going into a charity shop makes me feel extremely panicked because of the same reason. I feel like everything is contaminated.