The Lady Programmer » study of human settlements http://www.theladyprogrammer.com a freelancer's thoughts Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:05:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Automysophobia: The Extreme Fear of Getting Dirty http://www.theladyprogrammer.com/automysophobia/ http://www.theladyprogrammer.com/automysophobia/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:45:50 +0000 Gem http://www.theladyprogrammer.com/?p=2036 Automysophobia is the fear of getting dirty. Most people could probably tolerate an amount of dirt in their body, thinking that they can wash that away later. However, automysophobic people don’t feel that way: they get sick, dizzy, nauseated, breathless and even feel get that feeling that they’d rather die than get dirt in their bodies.

People suffering this extreme fear definitely seek psychological help. It surely gets in the way of living a normal healthy life.

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