I have OCD with a particular person and I just dont like touching them... i wash everything if they touch my belongings. this person touched and hugged a dress a year ago and i cant wash the dress. would their germs still remain there??
How long does touch DNA last??
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- 3+ months ago by hyolin1234
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- person, wash, everything, dna
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As with the dress, even if germs did get on other objects in your house, they should be gone by now.
thanks. i just STILL wash and wash the objects. i cant seem to believe that her” germs” are actually gone but asking people kind of reassures me
No problem, happy to help.
its not cooties. i just feel anxious when she touches me and i dont wash it off. its OCD
First you say DNA, then you say OCD, then you say germs, but you don't like the term "cooties". I think you just need to get your head together, figure out what you are actually talking about, and post a more coherent question.
I just developed a certain hatred with this person. Its not particularly their germs but idk whag word to use. I feel like their “touch” will be with me if i dont wash it off. If she touches my dress which she did a year ago, and the dress touched my closet, i cleaned the closet. I just want reassurance that her germs wont spread lkke that or they will die out... my mom says its impossible that her “touch” skin cells are there bc its been a year.
but i dont believe that, so i need to ask more people if her cooties or whatever are still there. so i posted the question. idk why i feel so anxious with just her
honestly idk. she is one of my good friends. i just cant seem to stand the thought of her “touch” or germs being with me... and i always feel like its there even after a year
Have you experienced any similar or unusual sensation with other people?
Do others actually tend to come in contact with you or your stuff, or do they maintain distance? Do you actively avoid physical contact?
How long, or since when have you known her? Are you close friends, other than this issue?
Is there anything exceptional in her behaviour, clothing, hygiene especially?
Have you told any healthcare professional, or counsellor, about this?
Have you told her of your aversion, perhaps under the guise of more general disorder? If not, how do you think she'd react to it?
If the dress touched other objects in my home a year ago, would her germs or touch spread on them?