it seems the longer i work in healthcare, the more germ-conscious i become. infection control is always top of mind, even for office employees. these days, if my fingers brush any part of a trash can while throwing something out, i'll feel the need to wash my hands. i keep disinfectant wipes at my desk and use them frequently. the thought of those tiny microorganisms lurking everywhere is enough to make my skin crawl.
i also have an issue with saliva. on a CSI episode (and i may not get all of this right), one of the investigators was dry-heaving over a spitbucket she had to search for evidence. that would totally be me, if i wasn't already throwing up in the corner.
but i wasn't always like this. i can't say that the thought of germs even bothered me a few years ago. however, there seems to be some correlation between getting older and my increased germaphobia. i don't know if my OCD is manifesting with age or whether it's mostly because of the industry i'm in. i could blame my microbiology class. or my infectious diseases webinar. there's something about images of infected people that doesn't exactly go away.
most people probably don't know this little hang-up of mine. i don't freak out or anything. not on the outside anyway. so i guess that kind of makes me a closet germaphobe.
maybe sometimes ignorance is bliss!
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