Germs
If you’re a Germafobic (no, this word does not exist), then you may not want to read any further; but if you want help then let’s proceed on.
Restaurant salt & pepper shakers (All Condiments)
Toilet seats & faucets
Holding onto Handrails (Stairs)
Door handles
DVD/VCR rentals
Cosmetic tester units (except perfumes)
Remote control units
Flipping through Magazines in offices
Hotel linens (pillows)
Handles of your Purse
Elevator Buttons
Touch Screens (bank ATM’s, Job applying Computer sites etc.)
Buffet Food Utensils
Headrests (Theaters/Airplanes etc.) Money / Credit cards
Shopping Cart handles, and the list could go on and on
ICKY!!! Icky!!! Icky!!!
(These others were suggested by YOU, my readers)
Bowling Ball Holes & Shoes
Arcade Games
Any place Children Touch
Computer Keyboards
Phones
Playground Equiptment
All of the above mentioned items are sources of Germ Warfare through ‘touch’. Yuck!!! But we come in contact with most of these items, on a daily basis. What are we to do? Do we have enough money to spend on private “port-a-potty”? Do we carry our own condiments (those purses are heavy enough already)? Do we pull out our swab or handy hand sanitizer (nothing wrong with carrying a little sanitation)? Or do we stay in our ‘Clear Plastic Bubble’ (now they say that plastic is harmful too)? What a waste of money!
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” II Tim. 1:7
Sure we need to keep down the transference of germs the best way we can, and that’s by washing our hands frequently and keeping soiled hands away from our mouths, eyes, nose or open cuts; nevertheless we don’t want to Fear all the germs that frequently cross our path.
Mysophobia is a term used to describe a pathological fear of contact with dirt, to avoid contamination and germs. Someone who has such a fear is often referred to as a "mysophobe". The term was introduced by William A. Hammond in 1879 when describing a case of obsessive compulsive disorder exhibited in repeated washing one's hands. This phobia is sometimes referred to as germophobia (or germaphobia), a combination of germ and phobia to mean fear of germs, as well as bacillophobia and bacterophobia. Mysophobia has long been related to OCD or washing one's hands, however Harry Stack Sullivan, an American psychologist and psychoanalyst, notes that while fear of dirt underlies the compulsion of a person with this kind of OCD, their mental state is not about germs, it is about the hands must be washed. Several well known individuals have suffered from this disorder including Howie Mandel, Cameron Diaz, Howard Hughes and Nikola Tesla. http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Mysophobia
Some people do need professional help for these ailments, but if you believe in the things that God can and will do for you, then you can live a life without Fear. Building up Faith can make you Fearless! Let’s hear from you ;). Have a Blessed Weekend.
Ms. “V”
www.victoriapoller.com
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