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I'm a germophobe. Is anyone else?
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Buttercup
Veteran Member
What did you think it said?
Regarding the OP, I wash my hands at least 10 times a day and it really disturbs me if I'm cooking with someone and they don't want theirs. Unless it's a member of my family, I let it go. But, it drives me a bit crazy. It really does help to keep germs at bay. When my kids got home from school, the first thing I did was send them to the bathroom to wash their hands. Other than that, the only other thing I do is open a public restroom door with a paper towel on my way out after washing mine. I throw it in the trash after opening the door. Oh, also, I'm kind of a freak about cleaning shopping cart handles when grocery shopping. I usually use two or three of the wet wipes the store supplies.
DawudTalut
Peace be upon you.
Others acts are harmless but keep hitting doors may eventually weaken foot, ankles and leg's bones.
You are making lives of germs very difficult......To make it even more difficult, useful link:
http://www.gphealthsmart.com/georgia-pacific-germ-hot-spots.html
allfoak
Alchemist
This is one of my many theories (because there are so many ways to describe it) of life.
It seems we spend our entire lives making messes and cleaning them up.
Not only that but we characterize one another by how messy or clean we are.
If it wasn't for things like baths, food and sex the messes would hardly be worth making.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cat_in_the_Hat_Comes_Back
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
I have no fear or worry about germs. I never use hand sanitizer, and I criticize those that do for the excessive killing power of them (they wipe out beneficial bacteria, too) and for adding to the problem of bacteria that is becoming resistant to treatments. I don't take antibiotics unless I am very ill, as using them unless you need them, even without over prescription, is still contributing to treatment resistant bacteria. And I don't wash after using the restroom because if my hands are clean enough to be on such areas, where germies are well nurtured, then my hands are clean enough to not need washing afterwards (there are times I will wash before hand, however). For the most part, I don't worry about germs and let my body's immune system do its job.
Thief
Rogue Theologian
I too refrain going to the doctor.
but this past Halloween I took on a cough the might well kill an older man or little child.
I coughed sooooooo hard....
I separated two ribs at the breast bone.
Now there's a 'knuckle pop' when ever I do cough.
I suppose I'll get over the injury.
Jumi
Well-Known Member
I'll be among the first to buy this when it becomes commercially available.
Thief
Rogue Theologian
I think it already is!
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
I don't refrain from going to the doctor, but I will not take antibiotics over a mild infection because it's better to let the bodies natural defenses fight it off.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
I've come to realize that most people are simply highly ignorant as to the whats and hows behind "germs." One thing I'll never forget is the Lysol handless dispenser commercial, because it made a deal out of touching a "dirty, dingy, filthy" hand pump - but what it didn't mention is that you're getting soap, to wash your hands, probably with anti-bacterial soap. It matters not because you're just seconds away from cleaning your hands. And if the pump looks that bad, then clean it. You're already cleaning your hands, so why not do them both at the same time?
And unless I've been to the gym or have done something that makes it necessary, I don't shower every day. I don't use anything scented or with a strong fragrance (they pretty much all bother my nose), so I pretty much smell like me, and no one complains that I smell bad or look unclean.
ZooGirl02
Well-Known Member
I am not a germaphobe but I definitely do believe in hygiene. I try to frequently wash and sanitize my hands, especially when I am sick or when sicknesses are going around. I don't want to spread any illness that I have and I also don't want to catch anyone else's illness so I use common sense.
Thief
Rogue Theologian
I have come to the rational that if I get sick.....it's not the other guys fault.
at any given moment, as you stand in conversation with another....
there are dozens of germs between you that have the ability to kill.
it happens to children as their immune systems have not matured.
It happens to older people as their body functions are failing.
in between it's a lack of exposure and surviving the event.
at any given moment, as you stand in conversation with another....
there are dozens of germs between you that have the ability to kill.
it happens to children as their immune systems have not matured.
It happens to older people as their body functions are failing.
in between it's a lack of exposure and surviving the event.
I think... I think I'm more of a dirtophobe, not a germophobe, if that makes sense
I think it is not the germs I worry about, but more of the possibility of touching something that could have something dirty on it, like the door nob of a public bathroom thinking maybe someone got out of the toilet without washing their hands after rubbing some serious place, and opened the door. I know that soap normally cleans instead of sterilize.
Or is that the same as germophobe?
I think it is not the germs I worry about, but more of the possibility of touching something that could have something dirty on it, like the door nob of a public bathroom thinking maybe someone got out of the toilet without washing their hands after rubbing some serious place, and opened the door. I know that soap normally cleans instead of sterilize.
Or is that the same as germophobe?
Jumi
Well-Known Member
There are different types of dirt. Some just seems like dirt to us that we're not used to but it could be different in some other culture, others are dirty in the sense that they are harmful to us or contain microbes that make us sick.
Culture was changing when I was young and I had a bee sting. My great grandmother was still alive and she would have wanted to apply soil from the field to the wound. To people of my parents and grandparents time, however, it was dirty.
Culture was changing when I was young and I had a bee sting. My great grandmother was still alive and she would have wanted to apply soil from the field to the wound. To people of my parents and grandparents time, however, it was dirty.
Hmm, that's a good point.
My thinking about it is more complicated than that. I think soil is clean by nature, but I still fear that some soil from the looks of it could have got mixed with animal dropping or someone's spit or something so I have that phobia kicking in touching some soil.
I guess what make me worry is the state and place of stuff. I normally don't have problems with extra dry things with no weird smell. Oh, I believe smell is an important part that give a clue about the cleanliness state. Feces for example I see dirty.
My thinking about it is more complicated than that. I think soil is clean by nature, but I still fear that some soil from the looks of it could have got mixed with animal dropping or someone's spit or something so I have that phobia kicking in touching some soil.
I guess what make me worry is the state and place of stuff. I normally don't have problems with extra dry things with no weird smell. Oh, I believe smell is an important part that give a clue about the cleanliness state. Feces for example I see dirty.
Thief
Rogue Theologian
I work with metal....I think... I think I'm more of a dirtophobe, not a germophobe, if that makes sense
I think it is not the germs I worry about, but more of the possibility of touching something that could have something dirty on it, like the door nob of a public bathroom thinking maybe someone got out of the toilet without washing their hands after rubbing some serious place, and opened the door. I know that soap normally cleans instead of sterilize.
Or is that the same as germophobe?
over the years I have come to realize the gray film of metal that clings to my hands is FAR MORE dangerous than
a germ.
(granted, some items are dangerous....but not common)
aluminum will mess with your brain....
iron can only be called safe AFTER it comes up through the stem of a plant....
several alloys bugger your nerves...
and the damage tends to be permanent.
what worries me most about germs......is the resistance of a germ over coming our chemistry.
the more we try to poison the little bugs the more resistant they become.
did I mention a recent radio report of a lab (not named) that has been shut down?
the ongoing work was to mutant a bad item and see how bad it can get.
just in case (and so maybe we don't get caught) by SURPRISE!
but the work scared the gov.....what if the little critter got loose!
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Thief
Rogue Theologian
did I mention.....samples of your pillow case and your toilet seat.....
are pretty much the same.
sorry to have to say so
extra sorry if I already did