How do I stop being a germophobe towards a particular person? Not exactly her germs but I feel the need to wash if she touches me or belongings... At first it was about her germs now its just her. How do I stop? Shes one of my good friends too. Nothing is wrong with her. How do I stop feeling like the need to wash ??
Please help?
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- 3+ months ago by hyolin1234
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- person, wash, feel
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Like is it possible peoples germs or touch stay with another person?? like will her germs or dna stay with me if i dont wash it ?
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The mind is a complex puzzle. Any action may not yield an expected outcome. Without further information on the subject, I believe you'd need to talk about the issue to try getting at the source, mayhap understand your boundaries better, and acclimatise yourself whilst resisting discomfort. Any number of strangers may point out the logical flaws and it won't make a difference to the subconscious.
Depending on many factors, it may or may not be worth the effort. Partaking in community demands some measure of personal sacrifice.
You must trust someone other than yourself to make a change. Reiterating your convictions doesn't generate fresh insights. It isn't a terrible sin, pretty much everyone does that to some extent, but bear in mind some people might take it personally when you liken them to pollutants.
what about you? do you think her germs or touch dna would stay that long on my items? you seem very smart and i like the way you explain it.
You're using certain scientific terms to characterise a different phenomenon. I don't presume to know what it is, let alone the rules which govern its propagation. Prefer to try what might be effective without comprehension, rather than comprehend and know not what to do about it.
Specifically, in the case of the micro cosmos, consider this: there are about as many microbes on earth as there are stars in the visible universe. Some of them are quite resilient (tardigrades or water bears are an interesting example), but mostly they tend to be short lived, requiring specific environment or sustenance, and make up for it through rapid reproduction. So it's likely you have in your environment some of the great descendants of whatever she'd been carrying at the time (regardless of touch). There are few completely sterile places on this planet, and your wardrobe isn't one of them.
That said, their presence doesn't mean much since they're indistinguishable beyond species, and require no small amount of harmful varieties to affect the body noticeably.
Have you ever tried to remove cat hair or blood stains from clothing? Water and chemicals achieve some things, but when there are so many beings evolving to fit their environment out there, exceptions are the norm.
don’t you think her germs would be gone from my phone over the course of 6 months? i rmr cleaning my phone but not thoroughly. but this didnt bother me till now. i obviously have been handling my phone in these 6 months. touching bus handles and stuff and then touchubg my phne. will her germs or skin cells be gone? even if i didnt wash it properly?
Sorry; upsetting you wasn't my intention, but neither is deception.
Was the explanation unclear?
1) "Her germs" isn't well defined.
2) Nothing you do or refrain from can achieve 100% sterility with these kinds of numbers.
3) As far as the known physical realm is concerned, any microorganisms are rendered benign beyond a sufficiently low threshold. They have their own business to attend to which is too small to be noticed in the human scale.
Youre right. there are logical flaws and they are constabtly being pointed out to me but i dont believe it. this girl touched my phone 6 months ago. i washed my case with soap and water and wipes. I still feel like her dna is on my phone aftee 6 months.