GERMS!

Edited on December 20, 2009.
You know when you start feeling like you need to wash your hands everytime you touch ANYTHING, because of your OCD, and the fear the media has put on us of swine flu doesn't help; when you feel like that, remember our skin already has germs on it's surface all the time. Our mouth is one of the most germ ridden places on our bodies! We survive. One thing to try and remember with OCD, and believe me I know this is not easy, but wash your hands after you use the bathroom, before you eat, and after you touch anything that is a known disgusting thing. That would be obviously: poop, pee, dead animals, ect. You get the idea. If you over wash and kill every germ there is, your body won't be able to become immune to germs, as it will never come in contact with them, and then if it does come in contact with a germ you'd probably get VERY sick, because your body won't know how to handle it.

Here is a list of germs or things that carry diseases, or things we think might be germy. I will put the info I have found out about each thing right next to the word. Whether it be germy, disease ridden, completely harmless, ect. I will continue to update this list when I find more stuff out. So hopefully anytime you're freaking out whether something might hurt you or your child after you've come in contact with it, you can come here and check to see if it is listed, then your OCD can no longer taunt you if you're informed about the thing you're worrying about. :)

Bugs that do not carry disease:

Ladybugs
Ants-one of the cleanest bugs on earth-
Spiders
June Bugs
Moths
Butterflies
Millipedes
Worms


Bugs that do carry disease:
Ticks
Lice
Fleas
Flies- the worst thing you could get from a fly is also what you could get from a public restroom or doorknob. They do not carry any serious diseases.
Cockroaches- Although cockroaches carry disease organisms, they are not known to transmit disease to humans.
Roaches
Mosquitos-though think of how many times a person has been bitten by a mosquito and nothing happened. Our bodies are pretty amazing and strong!

Contact with animals and their waste that will NOT hurt you:
Hamsters
Gerbils
Guinea Pigs
Cats
Dogs
Hermit Crabs
Snails
Slugs

Contact with animals and their waste that has the potential to hurt you:
Wild Mice and Rats
Any poisonous animal of course.