I Am Scared Of Floor Germs

January 8th 2015 at 8 15 am.

I am scared of floor germs.

Some individuals dry their bodies excessively using hair dryers in order to remove residual moisture that they fear may be hospitable to the growth of germs or bacteria. Ocd shower rituals can be complex and time consuming and it s critical to work on systematically dismantling these rituals to effectively treat contamination ocd. Aggressive thoughts toward others or self. Mysophobia has long been related to compulsive hand washing.

Mysophobia also known as verminophobia germophobia germaphobia bacillophobia and bacteriophobia is a pathological fear of contamination and germs the term was coined by william a. The reason is for this is that i am afraid of germs so much that living alone only makes me feel comfortable. Think back to all the places your shoes step throughout a typical day. Germaphobia also sometimes spelled germophobia is the fear of germs.

Not long after that a family member came over to visit and caused our toilet to over flow and our bathroom has carpet in it and i felt disgusted and i refused to walk in the bathroom unless my mom put a shower curtain on the ground or anything i could walk over because i thought that the floor was infested with nasty toilet germs and bacteria. Hammond in 1879 when describing a case of obsessive compulsive disorder ocd exhibited in repeatedly washing one s hands. A university of arizona study found that bacteria from our shoes transfer to our floors up to 90 of the time. Germophobia also known as mysophobia verminophobia and bacillophobia is most commonly associated with obsessive compulsive disorder ocd but can present in a wide variety of people.

In this case germs refers broadly to any microorganism that causes disease for instance bacteria viruses or. Germophobia is a term used to describe a pathological fear of germs bacteria uncleanliness contamination and infection. Why there is so much bacteria on the floor. Unwanted forbidden or taboo thoughts involving sex religion or harm.

I am a 39 year old male still single never married. Having things symmetrical or in perfect order. The study also shows that those bacteria can cause many different types of infections.