Who's a germ-a-phobe?

OctGroom Posted: Feb 18, 2004 04:16 PM

Who's a germ-a-phobe?

BMD'sPeanut Posted: Feb 18, 2004 04:17 PM

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Major big time germ-a-phobe.

TwoBugs Posted: Feb 18, 2004 04:21 PM

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Considering I'm a microbiologist (one who studies germs for a living), I am surprisingly normal about my tolerance for germs.

I am more of a people-who-take-drastic-measures-to-cut-down-on-germ-exposure-a-phobe.

OctGroom Posted: Feb 18, 2004 04:22 PM

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Posted by CIMINOK

Major big time germ-a-phobe.

I hear you.. I hate touching anything in the subway, bus, work, or doctor's office... I am not too keen on shaking hands.. though with friends and family I am different... dunno why.

butterfly20 Posted: Feb 18, 2004 04:24 PM

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my fh... thank goodness i got him to start using purell...

FeliciaDA Posted: Feb 18, 2004 04:49 PM

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Big time germ-a-phobe here.

I keep Windex at my desk at work and am constantly cleaning!!! (esp. the phone) I use papertowels on the bathroom doors since I will not touch them... try not to touch people I do not know if I can help it. HATE when people invade my personal space , overall

OK - I sound psycho here.

But otherwise I'm an extremely affectionate person! Really!!!

sweetadeline Posted: Feb 18, 2004 04:52 PM

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I'm sort of germ-phobic. I wash my hands A LOT. Also, if I'm on an airplane and I start thinking about germs, I freak out a little. All that recycled air...

eroxgirl Posted: Feb 18, 2004 04:53 PM

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I am so NOT a germ-a-phobe. The way I see it, I keep myself, my clothes and my home clean. If I think something is exeptionally gross or above normal, I'll clean it with bleach. Other than that, I don't stress it. There are good germs that help you. I have germ-a-phobe friends who are ALWAYS sick, where I'm very rarely sick. I'm one of the ONLY people I know who didn't get the flu or flu shot so far this winter so I figure I must be doing something right.

jenny2penny Posted: Feb 18, 2004 05:00 PM

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Imagin916 Posted: Feb 18, 2004 05:51 PM

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Posted by TwoBugs
I am more of a people-who-take-drastic-measures-to-cut-down-on-germ-exposure-a-phobe.

Amen!

Unoffically, I have a theory that kids carry super-germs...Spend one day around sick kids and you will get sick, I dont care how strong your immunity is. Whenever I or anyone who normally doesnt work in Peds gets placed there, we are sure to get sick! I am sure the teachers especially can vouch for this theory!

MrsTC Posted: Feb 18, 2004 06:09 PM

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i am a germ-a-phobe.......i practically hold my breath the entire 20 min train ride to work every day and home again....i used to clean my phone with alcohol when i worked in an office where we shared a phone. I keep purel on my desk. I open the bathroom door handle when i am leaving the bathroom at work with a napkin...and i keep lysol wipes in my bathroom!! (have to have those when you live with a man! lol)

I guess i sound a little freaky. Its just that whenever i get sick - i get it BIG time. So I try to prevent it.

Anniegrl Posted: Feb 18, 2004 06:55 PM

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Posted by Imagin916

Amen!

Unoffically, I have a theory that kids carry super-germs...Spend one day around sick kids and you will get sick, I dont care how strong your immunity is. Whenever I or anyone who normally doesnt work in Peds gets placed there, we are sure to get sick! I am sure the teachers especially can vouch for this theory!

I say that all the time! Kids have the deadliest germs!

I will not sit on my bed after having sat my butt down in a public place. I have to change into something clean first. When we get a dog it is NOT allowed on my bed or in the kitchen! And I always have to wash my hands after touching animals.
Other people's hair getting on me grosses me out. I also get grossed out by the greasy head spot on the benches at the gym. I put my towel over it, then make sure I don't touch the part of the towel that was touching the greasy spot!
Does this make me a germ-a-phobe?

janwinterbridejoy Posted: Feb 18, 2004 09:11 PM

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this guy at work is alway ssick and coming near my desk hacking up a lung. the worst is when he uses my phone so i have taken to keeping lysol inmy desk and whenever i go back to my desk i spray my entitre area down. someday im going to get fed up and spray him instead!!!!

peeweesgirl Posted: Feb 18, 2004 09:14 PM

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I clean my desk 2x a day once when I get into work once when I leave. My car is ok not the best. I hate the thought of a dirty desk, dirty dishes etc. I am always cleaning but I am no MONK

cocoa Posted: Feb 18, 2004 10:44 PM

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big time hand washer, although i do not use anything antibacterial b/c i heard it can create supergerms! do not like touching people's hair and do not like people touching my face, except fh. i will wear clothes the next day. if they are my germs, they are fine, but other people's germs are not okay. biggest peeve is when people do not wash their hands after using the bathroom. ewwwwww

Julybaby Posted: Feb 19, 2004 08:26 AM

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I'm starting to become one. When you ride the subway everyday and work in a public high school, you get a little freaked out about germs. And I think it's gross when my students brush their hair in class and leave hair on the desks. I'm constantly washing my hands and using Purell.

starhead Posted: Feb 19, 2004 08:45 AM

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I voted myself as a clean person but not crazy.

I think somebody else said this and its so true, all the super germphobe people I know are sick all the time, colds, viruses you name it. I might get one cold a year.
You definitely need the good germs to protect yourself from the bad ones and too much antibacterial gel use does create germs that are resistant to it, so to be using that stuff constantly doesn't make sense to me.

Julybaby Posted: Feb 19, 2004 08:50 AM

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Posted by starhead

I voted myself as a clean person but not crazy.

I think somebody else said this and its so true, all the super germphobe people I know are sick all the time, colds, viruses you name it. I might get one cold a year.
You definitely need the good germs to protect yourself from the bad ones and too much antibacterial gel use does create germs that are resistant to it, so to be using that stuff constantly doesn't make sense to me.

Actually the opposite has happened to me - I've been sick less often. You are right in that you need good germs to fight off the bad ones. I just use the anti-bacterial stuff at work because I get so grossed out, plus I can't tell you how many times my students come to school so sick but refuse to go home, or there is no one home to pick them up. But at home, we don't use the anti-baterial soap and stuff, much to my DH's dismay.