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Extreme germophobia: Normal or Nuts?

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    Woman sanitizes restaurant silverware

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-- thank you so much what we all -- or else I'm -- -- -- forward.

Doctor -- -- low for the metal -- eighteen here at fox is here with some answers to any doctor -- you think let me just first.

My friends think I'm crazy but I'm a free extremely afraid of germs I carry around my own wet wipes the white things down before -- -- them.

I won't touch an ATM or door handle with my bare hands.

When I go out to eat I have to -- have -- might silverware.

And being able to see is an okay but civil whereabouts of it.

Much earlier having your friends I would tell this woman there right you're not normal.

And I don't sit there with -- glee gets it with concern because listen because germs they're not really a threat and yet you can't believe that.

Right so you have a fixed and false belief.

That these things are threatening that's why OCD -- obsessive compulsive disorder is called.

And anxiety disorder and you're overly anxious there's help for it psychotherapy medicine you can conquer it you -- half did China this all aware.

And you talk about a city a lot to digest the cops everywhere okay amazing listen to this next one I refused to fly -- have never flown in the past because I'm afraid.

My fear doesn't stem from about experience I've always just been afraid of flying I'm about to get married now and my fiance loves travel that's a problem her.

I'm worried my fear of flying could ruin our future together -- -- -- -- It's here's the thing it's not a crazy concern.

It's a normal concerns she should be -- and not necessarily because they can't fly -- -- together and because he loves travel it's because.

This year is -- -- It's represented about other underlying fears and need for control for instance that's gonna manifest itself in this -- relationship it won't be because she can't get a jet it's going to be -- can't let go.

Does she need their people of course needs -- like you say everybody I'm OK and she needs it right that last one and an important one somebody -- -- -- has I haven't spoken to my dad since he got -- married more than a year ago.

He never cheated on my mom but I feel like he's betrayed our family.

He keeps reaching out to me and wants me to form a relationship with his new wife.

But I don't we don't want a relationship with him and I normally -- -- -- here's the thing is it normal shore feeling sad just normal.

And being -- -- -- like this.

And the bottom line is look this marriage which apparently stretched on long enough for you to be writing to us -- so it's not two year affair.

It produced do you so it's a victory.

So celebrate with your dad the fact that you too can still have a connection.

Move on in that regard don't hold the anger inside or I you know I feel like children never realized just how much parents loved them until they have their own children yeah -- that is probably true of health and work out Doctor -- thank you so much I was like this area is.

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