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What's going on with mysophobia? Does it matter?

Asked by:Julia

Asked on:Mar 29, 2026 01:59 PM

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  • Lilybell Lilybell

    Mar 29, 2026

      Mysophobia refers to being overly particular about hygiene, especially paying attention to hand hygiene. You have to wash your hands dozens of times a day, and apply soap three times each time. Every time you touch something, you always feel that you will be infected with germs, so you have to wash your hands once, otherwise you will be in extreme pain and you will be unable to do anything. Pay attention not only to your own hands, but also to those around you. It must be washed for a certain time or a certain number of times. If not, I will feel particularly anxious. I will wash it again and again every time, so that I will feel better. But it repeated itself after a while, just like other types of obsessive-compulsive disorder patients. Over time, such bad habits have seriously affected work and life. I know it is unnecessary, but I just can’t control it. What should I do?

      Symptoms of mysophobia are obsessive-compulsive nerve Neurosis, which can be regarded as a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder, is a very common and stubborn psychological disorder. Patients subjectively feel the existence of some irresistible, forced and helpless concepts, emotions, intentions or behaviors. They can realize that these should not occur or are meaningless, but they also have strong anxiety and fear emerging from their hearts and must take certain actions to comfort themselves.

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