Germophobes of the world unite! Now, technically, “germophobia” is not a real word. The actual word is mysophobia. It’s an abnormal fear of or distaste for uncleanliness or contamination. If germs ...

Behold the germophobe, the obsessive parent who arrives to play dates armed with a vat of hand sanitizer and a stack of heavy-duty wipes. The dad who frantically pressure-washes the binky when it hits ...

Germophobia is the pathological fear of germs, bacteria, microbes, contamination and infection. The phobia can cause restlessness, fatigue, shortness of breath, headaches, digestion problems and other ...

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I suffer from a rare neurological condition and my immune system is compromised, so the inherent vulnerability imposed by my situation nudged me toward germophobia years ago. As you might imagine, ...

I have a serious drinking problem. I refuse to partake from my wife's glass. Like an otherwise normal person, I will swap spit during a kiss, since I am in love. However, imagine bottoming up an empty ...

On a recent visit to a New York theater, a woman monopolized the single working sink in the ladies' lavatory, washing her hands not once, not twice but three times as a queue of women eager to make ...

Cleanliness Comes at a Price: Discover the hidden danger in your bathroom! Over 600 viruses lurk on everyday essentials—stay informed, stay safe! Your bathroom showerheads and toothbrushes are ...

“There is no specific recent time when I’ve experienced a fear of germs, it’s just a constant hum in the back of my head. Even if I’m not actively thinking about it, the hum at the back of my head ...

Lori Williams is addicted to hand sanitizer. Since the swine-flu scare, she keeps a bottle in her purse, one in her car and another on her desk at work, which is sprayed daily with Lysol. “I’ve gone ...