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Have You Ever Heard About the Intense Fear of Germs?

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Saturday, 28 June 2008

By Jerry L. Fobik  From the time we are kids, getting dirty is something that is almost a pass time. Our parents try to keep us and our clothes hygienic to no avail, because after washing our hands several times, we gather ourselves and go right away back to our dirt piles. As we grow older, the obsession for playing with dirt is often disappear and we live our lives with a renewed sense of sanitation. For some, however, a germ phobia prevents standard life from happening. This germ phobia is also called mysophobia and can be directly linked with a fear of dirt. Mysophobia is more than merely being afraid of germs. Mysophobia is the intense fear of dirt that might contain germs or infect the person in some way with a contamination. The person has a germ phobia can often be noticed washing their hands again and again, in order to remove any germs they have come into contact with. When the germ phobia was first noticed, it was wrongly associated with the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder need to wash the hands repetitively. OCD and germ phobia do exhibit some of the same characteristics nevertheless they are different in many ways, as well. People with OCD feel a compulsion to wash their hands for the simple act of washing their hands. They can often be observed washing the hands for a certain amount of seconds or a certain amount of times per day. The person who suffers from germ phobia, on the other hand, will be cleaning their hands to remove the filth, both visible and not visible. Mysophobia can be more harboring to every day life than many other forms of phobia due to the fact that germs are invisible. The perceived germ in germ phobia can be picked up from everywhere and anywhere and therefore the feared microbe is all around the person who suffers from this phobia. With the introduction of germicidal gels, the person who suffers from this phobia can often be observed using one of the many sterilization gels on a regular basis. People who suffer from germ phobia will often carry bottles in their purses, pockets, cars and all over their homes. A person with mysophobia may avoid public bathrooms, public restaurants and even the homes of acquaintances for fear that they will come in contact with germs in the room. They will wash their homes from top to bottom every day and will disinfect every part of the home dutifully due to this germ phobia. The irrational nature of germ phobia will cause the person with the germ phobia to change the normal cycle of life around the need to remove the germs from their environment at all times. The treatment for germ phobia includes medications and therapy sessions. With the suitable treatment, the mysophobia can be wiped out and the person can go about living life free from the intense fear of bacterias. Jerry Fobik is the author of the site http://10-most-common-phobias.com Come to learn more about anxieties and phobias in http://10-most-common-phobias.com/anxiety Counseling Share Your Opinion. (0 posts)

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