I'm not really scared of getting sick because i have a good immune system... i just started by washing my hands before going to bed because i wanted my bed to be a very clean, safe place where i dream away from this world. Then i realize everything i touched will probably touch my bed too. so i started washing my hands more... and more.. and more! now i wash it so much it's crazy. Especially the bathroom doorknob... i open it... then wash my hands... use the toilet.. then wash.. then wipe.. then wash... flush the toilet... then wash... open the door... wash...and then go out... this is only one time of using the bathroom at home! i'm so sick of it. it takes me more than a hour to brush my teeth and wash my face at night because of my phobia! please help? Oh yeah... i feel like germophobia helped me recover from my eating disorder because ever since i started washing my hands so much i was able to let myself go off the diets i had been on for years.... help?
Excessive hand washing? What can i do to get rid of my germaphobia?
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