'Cleanliness' is not the same as talking about hygiene.
The so-called "cleanliness" is to pay attention to hygiene, especially hand hygiene. It has to be washed dozens of times a day, three times with soap each time. You have to wash your hands every time you touch something, otherwise it will hurt and you won't be able to do anything.
Wash your hands first, then your arms, elbows, and even shoulders, and the skin becomes rough. When you get home, you have to wash a whole bunch of stuff. You don't let your family sit casually, and you don't welcome friends to visit. Pay attention not only to your own hands, but also to others around you. For example, someone forgets to wash their hands after going to the toilet, or when they come back from outside without washing their hands, and touches any documents and utensils, then he is very nervous about these documents and utensils, and he does not dare to touch them; he is also very nervous when shaking hands with others; he does not relax when he gets home. . Over time, such bad habits have seriously affected work and life. I know it's not necessary, but I can't control it. what do I do? People like "cleanliness" are very common in our daily life. They lead a particularly stressful life all day. Their goal in life is to pay attention to hygiene. They only care about bacteria and don't have time for anything else. They have no hobbies.
The symptoms of "cleanliness" belong to obsessive-compulsive neurosis, which is a very common and stubborn mental illness.
Subjectively, the patient feels some irresistible, forced, helpless thought, emotion, intention, or behavior. They can realize that this shouldn't be there or that it doesn't make any sense, but with intense anxiety and fear pouring out of them, they have to take some action to comfort themselves. For example, as soon as you finish one thing, you feel dirty and uncomfortable, and you need to wash it for a certain time or a certain number of times. If you don't wash, you will feel very anxious, afraid that you will go crazy if you don't wash enough. So, you wash it over and over every time so you feel better. But it was quickly repeated.
In fact, hygiene is for health, health is for work, and work is for creating value or seeking a happy life, not for not getting sick. That said, hygiene is not our goal in life. The practice of "cleanliness" seems to be very hygienic, but it does not feel happy. Just feel tense and painful. I feel extremely tired of living and have no time to enjoy life. I have to wash my hands most of my life. does it worth?
So first adjust the value of "cleanliness". Think about why you are alive. Secondly, the cleaner, the less likely to get sick? People who are moderately exposed to bacteria develop resistance instead. Suppose, two people go to a place with germs, one is a "cleanliness addict", especially loves cleanliness, and the other is not a "cleanliness addict". Who is more susceptible to germs? It's "cleanliness". Because some of the latter germs make him produce antibodies in his body, he will fight against foreign germs, and "cleanliness" has no preventive measures, and germs can enter. When you become an adult, you will be exposed to a wide range of society. If you keep yourself too clean, you can easily get sick. In the psychological counseling clinic, many "clean" people are also prone to diseases such as oral ulcers, diarrhea, colds, pharyngitis, etc., because they love cleanliness too much.
How to eliminate the psychological barrier "cleanliness"?
A systematic desensitization therapy can be used, which is to ask him to write down what he is afraid of, scenarios and things he often do, from mild to serious, and then start with the simplest things every day to control his behavior. For example, reduce the number of times you wash your hands a day, from 30 to 25, and from 10 minutes to 7 minutes. If you feel particularly uncomfortable, do relaxation training or exercise to distract your attention. Gradually reduce the frequency and duration of hand washing, only washing hands before meals and after defecation, for no more than 3 minutes at a time. This treatment process can take several months and cannot be done overnight. And it's painful, but the results are a real relief for the patient. At the same time, in this process, you will find that washing less hands will not cause any terrible disease, because the disease comes from the mouth, not from the skin. So keep the entrance closed. The patient's self-confidence will gradually increase. Of course, it is best to treat it under the specialized guidance of a psychiatrist.