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Are you a 'germophobe'?

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Posted - August 4, 2017
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  • 7126
    Not at all.

      August 4, 2017 6:45 AM MDT
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  • 44620
    Thank you...Now go answer my other questions.
      August 4, 2017 6:50 AM MDT
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  • 7126
    Yes sir.
      August 4, 2017 6:52 AM MDT
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  • 11015
    I am a recovering germophobe. After being unable to wash my own hands for a while and and I didn't get deathly ill, my fear of germs has greatly diminished.
      August 4, 2017 7:33 AM MDT
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  • 53509
    Nope, not at all, bring 'em on!





    ~
      August 4, 2017 7:57 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    You cribbed my pic.

      August 4, 2017 8:23 AM MDT
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  • 234
    Not necessarily, but I watch people and they will cough or sneeze into their hand and you think how courteous that was that they covered their cough/sneeze. Then they see you and want to come shake your hand....EEEEWWWW. Put your hands in your pockets and just nod and say hello...right?
      August 4, 2017 8:21 AM MDT
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  • 234
    Or people coughing and hacking and when they see you, they want to hug you.....nope, not gonna happen Cap'n
      August 4, 2017 8:22 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    I have NEVER been one.  I don't get sick either.  I think people who are overly cautious about germs either have a very weakened immune system and should be wary, or the more popular second variety.  Those are people who have little understanding about how the body works, and think germs are the cause of their woes.

    Germs are everywhere.  They are already IN the body.   We can only hope to stave off any offending toxins by keeping our temple clean and healthy. 

    If you eat right, stay fit and rest properly, you can live among lots of germs and not get sick at all.

    That is unless MAN gets involved and screws with Mother Nature.  Then no one is safe and everyone and everything dies.  What a piece of work is man, how noble in reason.

    This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at August 4, 2017 9:25 PM MDT
      August 4, 2017 8:28 AM MDT
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  • 19937
    I agree with you 100%.  All these antibacterial soaps and creams and sprays prevent the immune system from working properly.  Basic hygiene is a necessity and foods that need refrigeration should be in the fridge, but washing your hands throughout the day and not putting them near your eyes or mouth are the best way to prevent illness. This post was edited by SpunkySenior at August 4, 2017 9:25 PM MDT
      August 4, 2017 10:54 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    Yepper
      August 4, 2017 11:03 AM MDT
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  • 44620
    I guess that we boomers all think alike...except for my sisters.
      August 4, 2017 10:57 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    Remember when we used to call hypochondriacs, hypochondriacs?  Now we call them germaphobes.

      August 4, 2017 11:04 AM MDT
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  • 22891
    no, im just the opposite, ive always had such a good immune system that i dont worry about germs
      August 4, 2017 2:51 PM MDT
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