What do you call a person that has a phobia of germs, dirt, etc.?
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He's been wathcing to much "monk".\n\nVerminophobia - fear of germs\n\nOCD - Obessive compulsive disorder\n\nhypochondria - fear of illness \nBeing worried about your health all the time can be incredibly tiring.\n\nAnd when the fear and anxiety about possible symptoms and diseases gets out of hand, hypochondria is the diagnosis. \n\nMany people who worry excessively about their health spend a lot of time looking up books and searching the internet for information on symptoms in an effort to reassure themselves.\n\nBut this rarely works.\n\nMost symptoms can be interpreted in a huge variety of ways, from the mundane to the life threatening.\n\nHypochondria sufferers usually assume the worst, with the resulting feelings of anxiety and even panic.\n\nDoes this sound about right?
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It's a fairly common preoccupation of some OCD sufferers. Just like there are different types of other illnesses, there are several different typical presentations of OCD. Some patients are into worries of contamination (frequently leading to repeated handwashing and other self-cleaning behaviors); others are into checking locks, or sniffing certain objects, etc.\n\nOver time, someone with a contamination fear leading to their OCD behavior can start feeling like they may have even missed noticing just when it was that they came in contact with potentially contaminated or dirty items. So the worrying and efforts to "undo" the real or imagined contamination (much more imagined than real, for sure) takes on a life of its own. They may start washing their hands pre-emptively as it were. So the answer to your question is yes. The rest of the answer sheds some additional light on this type of disorder and how it comes to adopt certain forms.
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People who line a seat with toilet have a silly phobia.  You can't get a disease or illness from sitting on a toilet, and if you could do you think a thin piece of porous paper would prevent it.
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eew!!! yea, gross.  dont say nutin. its not controllable, its when they feel anxious or nervous.  just carry around baby wipes and hand sanitizer.
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Briophobia- Fear of the human foot.\n\nHopefully these sites will help
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There is no official name for it- one author writes...\n\n"And by the way, my Greek friends tell me that if I want to coin the term for the fear of the future, it could be 'mellontophobia', which, like most other phobias, is not a desirable state of mind."\n\nSuresh I.S. Rattan is at the Danish Centre for Molecular Gerontology at the University of Aarhus, Denmark\n\nhttp://www.nature.com/embor/journal/v3/n10/full/embor049.html\n\nHope that helps!
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About Emetophobia\nEmetophobia is the irrational and overwhelming fear of vomiting. We all know that it is not a nice bodily process to go through, but for people who suffer from emetophobia it is the worst thing you or I could imagine. It is far more common than people think in fact its the sixth most common phobia in the UK. The chances are you know someone who suffers from Emetophobia, there are many signs such as, not eating out at all, and very Hygienic. A lot of emetophobes will not even read words that are associated with being sick (You may have noticed on the forum pages.) because of the feelings of panic and feelings it brings with it. \n\nA long with the actual phobia there are many other disorders and phobias that suffers can get, such as IBS, Agoraphobia among others. It is a phobia that can get worse with time, if not treated correctly (It often gets diagnosed as an eating disorder (as sufferers tend not to eat a lot), there is no magical cure for it. \n\nI have a partner who has got emetophobia and realise that it should get more publicity, I never knew it existed before Hayley & I got together and now I can think how I did not know about it. I have seen second hand what this phobia is capable of, and would do anything at all to get her through it.\nQuestions & Answers\nDo you have any questions that you would like answering? Are they related to emetophobia? If so you can post them on this area of the site and automatically be notified when someone answers your question. You can see what questions have already been asked, and maybe answer a question and help someone understand this phobia that little bit more.\nFilm List\nHave you seen a film recently, was it good/bad and did it contain any vomit scenes that may disturb others. Have you ever wanted to go and see a film, but do not know what it is like or if it contains vomit scenes? Well if so, take a look at films added by our members, and then decide if you want to see it. \nOdd Behavior\nEmetophobes can have some strange habits that make us all feel a little more at ease with the phobia. These habits may be strange to to other people who do not know about this phobia or just do not understand it. In fact everyone has a strange little habit that they do, whether it is washing your hands or something stranger, you can take a look at some of the strange behavior that our members have.\nRelated Phobias/Disorders\nEmetophobia can cause many different problems for everyone that suffers from this phobia, in fact there are so many different things that an emetophobe can suffer from, including, depression and anxiety. This area provides suffers with a list of related problems that can be associated with emetophobia, it also allows our members to add to this list. You can find out what an emetophobe has to go through, as it is not just the phobia.\nBook Reviews\nHave you read a good book recently? Was it helpful in combating this fear of vomiting Or was it just a good old fashioned read. If you have want you can review any books that you have read on this section of the site. Why not take a look at some of the books other members have reviewed.
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"The fear of worms is known as 'scoleciphobia'.\n\nRetrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worm"
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do you mean you are scared so bad that it MAKES you stink or that you fear that you smell? either way, there is a phobia for everything from spiders to water to smells.\nwith that, there is always a way to overcome that fear. see a doctor, they can help. in the meantime, just shower a couple times a day. you will smell fine! =)
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I thought I had unusual phobias...  You may be the first, and as such, feel free to name it yourself.
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Fear of Hieghts, Airplanes, and cockroaches.
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Phobia is to be afraid of something while depression is to be overly sad.
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http://www.phobia-fear-release.com/bogyphobia.html\n\nMaybe that will help with something
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This is a strange one.\nSome phobia lists on the internet seem to quote briophobia but the brio- prefix does not have any Ancient Greek origin that would link it to feet!\n\nThe word that does make sense is podophobia as this has the Greek root podes (ποδες) which means feet.
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A person who is opposed to Something, such as a yeast, bacterium, mold, or enzyme, that causes fermentation.
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In my work, I do meet people with all sorts of phobias - and they can be extremely phobic. Buttons was a recent one - they were OK if they were on clothing but one on the floor would send them into a total panic - screaming, the lot. Also met fear of ice cubes, fear of vomiting, fear of bouquets, fear of balloons, fear of parsnips to name a few. Having said that, not sure what name each of these has! The trouble with phobias is that they don't make much sense - perhaps we all have irrational bits from time to time.
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I'm not germ phobic however I guess I would say no. Its better than not washing at all. Hygiene is an issue which should be discussed more often, especially when people are preparing food.