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Any diagnosed germophobes or hoarders on this forum?

Any diagnosed germophobes or hoarders on this forum?

Hi, I have just joined. I have a few mental illnesses, but am especially interested in hearing if there are any diagnosed germophobes or people with hoarding disorder on these forums?

I don't know any germophobes in real life, and would be interested to know how any of you pre-Corona germophobes are doing. Can you find enough sanitiser? If not, what are you using instead? Has your germophobia gone sky-high in this pandemic? Do you find it less or more lonely now that nearly everyone is a self-confessed germophobe?

My germophobia is quite bad - I can't have anyone in my house, and need lots of sanitiser when I go out. E.g. I use it after leaving my house and before I get in the car; again before I touch the steering wheel, again after touching my purse, again before putting my seat belt on, etc. I am struggling to find enough sanitiser. If I run out, I was thinking about diluting some disinfectant and putting it into an old water bottle to take out with me. I had one really bad panic lasting 3 days that was debilitating, due to COVID-19, but after that thankfully my germophobia came back down to normal levels. I guess normal levels are not that great but at least I am used to them!

I am strangely finding it more lonely as a diagnosed germophobe now, and would really like to meet some other germophobes online and hear how you're going. At least I had a friend tell me that I was in a stronger position than him, during this health crisis, as he had trouble remembering to wash his hands, whereas I wash them a hundred times a day already!

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Hi there @NatureLover 😄

Hope you sre doing okay. 💖

Always good to see you. And yes, I think of you every day too.

Thank you .. Im mostly okay ... just feeling overwhelmed and, yes a bit quiet. Slowly healing though, and pain from both surgery and injury reducing. 👍

Emelia 🍒

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Thanks @Emelia8 , I'm doing OK. Thanks for thinking of me. I see my psychologist tomorrow.


@Emelia8 wrote:

Im mostly okay ... just feeling overwhelmed and, yes a bit quiet. Slowly healing though, and pain from both surgery and injury reducing. 👍


Am so glad to hear your pains are reducing 🙂 I guess it would be a slow healing process. The overwhelmed feeling is awful, though...I hope that eases. Sending 💙

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@NatureLover Hi. Yes she did come. She went home with a stone painted like a crib. She has a tiny doll, dressed in India colours, so now has a crib to match. She will put it in her window for Christmas.

I had just finished painting a mandala on a card for Christmas, when she arrived. Unfortunately, the pencil marks from the stencils doesn’t come off paper well, and there are many shades of white that don’t match, so I found out. Trying something different today. It keeps me out of trouble. 😂😂

How is your shoulder ? Are the pain meds helping.

Big day for you tomorrow. I will be thinking of you.

I’m waiting for the vet to open, hoping I can get an appointment today. My baby is coughing again, so it’s sounding like her heart. I don’t want to take any chances, so, I will ring at 8.30.

Sending you lots of ❣️❣️❣️❣️

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Oh no @Maggie ... your poor fur baby. Hope its not her heart, as that could be serious. Can you let me know how you get along at the vets?

Best of luck tomorrow with your psych appointment @NatureLover ... hope it goes well and you can resolve any issues that are currently on your mind. Also hope your shoulders and neck are better than they were.

Emelia 💞

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@Emelia8 I have an appointment at 3.40. He said last time it was a process of elimination, so it’s looking like the worst of the two choices. She has a heart murmur, and she’s aging, but maybe meditation will help.

Thanks. I know you understand how much she means to me, as Abby is the same to you.

Take care. 🐶🐶💙💙

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Yes she is @Maggie ... I totally understand. My Abbie is sitting here gazing expectantly at me right now. She wants me to go walk the block with her. She'll do it on her own, but prefers company.

Really hope medication helps. Presuming its a congestive heart failure type thing, given the cough? Perhaps the meditation you mentioned 😜 may help too. A bit of zen never hurts. 💓

Emelia

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Maggie, just popping back quicly before work to say, really sorry to hear about your furbaby's coughing 😣 I hope you can get an appt today...am thinking of you and her lots, will reply properly later, just saw this in my email notifications. Sending many positive wishes for your furbaby ❤

Edited to add, glad you have an appt this afternoon, really hoping medication helps ❤ @Maggie

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@Emelia8 @NatureLover , we are back from the vet. He has repeated the same treatment, as it worked for a short time. If the same symptoms return, then it’s time to move onto heart meds.

I managed to freak myself out this morning reading all the possibilities, but for now, it’s wait and see.

Sorry for high jacking your thread @NatureLover , I wanted to make sure you knew.

Thankyou both for your support . An easy night tonight. ❣️❣️❣️🐶🐶🐶

@Snowie @Eve7 @Anastasia 💕💕💕

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Hey @Maggie @wishing you all the best for this “wait and see” period 💜🌻💜

Im home from hospital @NatureLover with a really cool fibreglass cast on my wrist which is purple!!

💜💜💜

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@Eve7 A really cool ( purple ) cast on your wrist. 👍👍👍👍💜💜💜💜

Good to hear you are out of hospital. I hope life improves for you now, it’s been a long road.

Take care.

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