Mysophobia

    We all have fears, but phobias tend to be viewed as an unreasonable or an excessive compared to standard fears. The question arises that what is a Phobia? A phobia is an irrational fear of an object or a situation. There are hundreds of phobias which have been recognized by the doctors today. In my blog I will be talking about a phobia which is concerned with a fear of germs. It is Mysophobia, more commonly known as "germaphobia" or "germ phobia”, is a pathological fear of germs, dirt, and above all of contamination. The Mysophobes lacks the ability to differentiate between good and bad germs and they overestimate the risk of being harmed by germs, believing that any potential exposure to germs is dangerous and threatening. Mysophobia may be referred to by other names, including: Bacillophobia, bacteriophobia, verminophobia.                 It is normal and prudent to be concerned about issues su...