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minus-squareUNWILLING_PARTICIPANT@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoI think this is like when people say they have OCD when really they just like things tidy. I’m reality it’s more about the ick than any germs
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoIf it’s rooted in rational thought, it’s not a phobia. I’m afraid of hungry bears in the woods. That’s not a phobia. But constantly checking your 17th floor balcony for hungry bears is.
minus-square1rre@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoYeah agreed that while you’re more than likely not gonna get sick from it unless you have an allergic reaction of some sort, it’s still probably dusty as those things are a nightmare to clean and so not a pleasant lick
I think this is like when people say they have OCD when really they just like things tidy. I’m reality it’s more about the ick than any germs
If it’s rooted in rational thought, it’s not a phobia.
I’m afraid of hungry bears in the woods. That’s not a phobia. But constantly checking your 17th floor balcony for hungry bears is.
Yeah agreed that while you’re more than likely not gonna get sick from it unless you have an allergic reaction of some sort, it’s still probably dusty as those things are a nightmare to clean and so not a pleasant lick