I'm a 30-something with severe OCD who stumbled upon this video. I literally knew all of this already but it still helped me, if only because it helps to have the basics reiterated once in a while.
Thank you so much for this video! I’ve been battling germaphobia for so long and people around me have been forcing it on me to stop which makes it worse!Thank you again.
I'm forty something and have been struggling extra hard with germ paranoia since covid. You framing it as the compulsive fear being an inner bully is tremendously helpful. We all know the only way to stop a bully is to stand up to them. I would never let an external bully push me around, so why am I letting an internal one do it? That's really empowering, THANK YOU.
My child has been really struggling with anxiety related to germs and covid lately and we came across your video, you gave all of her feelings words so beautifully and she's responded so well to this! I cannot thank you enough!
Hi Natasha-- Thank you SO much for these videos. As a therapist I am learning so much. As a mom of a daughter who struggles with anxiety and OCD I am learning.
I suffer from ocd and I'm like not afraid of getting sick of germs, I'm afraid of germs and other people's stuff to "pollute" my stuff, my body my "aura"💀
i'm thirteen years old and i have started to fear germs during corona virus quarantine/ pandemic. Im scared that i will transfer it to someone not knowing i have the virus. i think that when i touch some thing that someone else has touched with their( dirty) hands i will tranfer whatever is on the thing to whatever i touched and than the chain goes on. can you please make video on how to cope with this during the pandemic. thank you
I'm in my late teens and knew all this but it helps to hear it. I just get very scared when someone around me is sick, even though 1) i have a very good immune system 2) even if I did get sick i know it wouldnt be serious
Thank you so much for your awesome content, it helps me so much as a mom and foster mom of children in therapeutic foster care. I’m going to show this to my foster son, he needs to know this
Great video. Simple and well presented. My Autistic son needed to hear germs explained as a positive and this has helped him realize being too clean can make us more sick. Thanks
My mom works as an apartment manager in many buildings, and because of that she has about 5 work phones. But I feel so uncomfortable being around them because so many people have touched them, and they’ve probably never been sanitized. Phones already have so much bacteria and germs on them, I’ve seen pictures of the bacteria from phones growing; it looks so gross. The worst part is that my mom puts the phoebe on the kitchen table, on the couch, in the bathroom, in the hallway, even in my bedroom. Then my dad touched the phones and touched my sisters IPad and other parts of the house. After that my sister has germs on her and I can’t touch her or let her into my room. But I have to let her in my room because if I don’t, she starts crying. Eventually, everything in the house is contaminated. Sometimes I skip breakfast because I’m too scared to come downstairs to all the bacteria even eating at a table makes me anxious about everything, not to mention that I have no choice. I tried telling them to wash their hands because they’re hands were dirty a few times, but they just got angry and told me that the way I was acting was gross. I love them, but I feel so uncomfortable when they touch anything after going on the phones. My mom put her phone on a thin Kleenex and tells me that it’s not touching anything so that means everything is clean. But the think Kleenex is very, very thin and germs could easily get through it. My dad doesn’t even care. A few days ago, me teeth started chattering when I felt extremely uncomfortable with all the germs surrounding me. I think I’m overreacting but it still really bothers me that I have to avoid stepping on certain parts of the house and washing my hands and feet when I go back to my somewhat “germ-free” room. Edit: I noticed that I still get notifications to this comment so I’d like to thank everyone for being so kind. I was kind of ranting here and letting out my frustration because of a bad day, but it has gotten a bit easier for me since then. It feels great to know that there are others like me and I’m not alone.
I can definitely relate to this and it sucks, very sorry your living like this and that your family doesn't get that you are struggling... Idk what is asking someone nicely to wash their hands that makes people so damn angry
Reading this, I feel so sad because I totally understand and I just don’t know what to do. I’m hurting because it feels like no one understands.. you know? And even if you try to explain they can never get it because germaphobia is illogical. I literally can’t stay in the same room with a person who farts because I’m scared poo particles are flying around. It’s sad and tiring. I don’t even know if what I have is germaphobia, I just know this thing is tiring
I struggle with this so much and I feel good after cleaning. It’s a way to show others I’m clean. Cleaning is the one thing in really good at. It’s mentally stressful.
I’m 8 years old and this has been annoying me a lot I have this habit of sniffing my hands to smell them if they smell weird o will wash my hands and I hate my phobia pray for me 🙏
My fear isn’t that I’d get sick from germs. Honestly I’m just irritated, just disgusted. I just don’t want it on me, I don’t want to breathe it in. I can’t even hug people anymore cause I’m scared I’ll breathe in their dirts or something
I need some help, I am a germaphobe. It has gotten better, but the 2 things I struggle with is pet germs and shoe germs. I can’t touch an animal without washing my hands or taking a shower and I can’t touch anything on my body. My mind thinks of we’re the germs are, then I would step on it and bring it to my room and my blanket would fall, and then I would sleep with my blacket and then the germs would get all over me! How can I overcome this?
One thing I am starting to do is to think how did I survive before getting to this? When I was a child I was most of the time perfectly fine and was not washing my hands so much. Pandemy increased it honestly. The other thing is to think on the extreme case of not having immune system at all. We would die of anything like a mosquito bite or a cut while cooking etc... so immune system takes care of a lot. Another thing is to think what are we gaining and losing. I mean, spending so much time of out lifes and losing so much experiences or at least their naturality. Another thing is to think if getting sick is really that bad. Another thing is to compare how people that take less care or us they still survive perfectly fine.
Thanks! I'm an adult but developed HUGE germophobia since having a baby and now a toddler that literally can't stop putting everything in his mouth..... I have to keep telling myself that it's good for him to touch all those dirty things....
My emetophobia makes me a germophobe. I'm doing the best I can to not get the stomach bug and this winter in school I'm thinking of wearing a mask so I don't get sick. Really don't wanna throw up anytime soon
Thank you so much your creative way is actually getting in my brain thank you also thank you for making me realize if I do the same over and over things will get worse I will try to remember this vid as many times as I can whenever I feel scared of germs 🥰
I’m so scared of throwing up it’s so bad and I don’t like germs and I’m so scared I shake and cry at night and check my temperature every minute I can I can’t imagine how it is to throwing up I’m scared of it because I had a bad experience in first grade and I’m in 4th now and now I’m seeing a therapist and I’m watching you so Tysm
Germs are icky. I consistently clean my room 2 times a day in my house. And wash my hands like 2 or 3 times a day as well. Also, I clean my entire house every single day because some nasty bugs comes to my house and I’m trying to get rid of germs and nasty bugs too. I worried about getting sick about the germs too. I can’t stand germs neither but I have to get used to it.
i threw up in the sink from food poisoning or a bug and my parents cleaned it with lysol and bleach and its been 3 months since that and today i touched it accidentally bc i dont know if the sink its really desinfected and im not eating bc im scared of puking😩😫🤮
Hi Natasha, great videos! Thank you so much for making these. I have got 4y old daughter with anxiety and a little bit of OCD, and your tips have been really valuable to us. Would you be able to do something on toilet phobia? My daughter would not wee/poo on the toilet. She is somewhat ok now (after a lot of exposure) to sit on it, but nothing more. She holds her crotch anxiously, so that nothing goes into the toilet and then we just let her do it outside in the backyard (poo always in a nappy). Thank you again! Robyn
Typically I try to make videos that can impact kids of all ages - even teens, so I don’t think I’ll do that topic through my youtube videos. I did do a whole podcast episode on how to help kids with these issues. You can check it out here: www.anxioustoddlers.com/psp-016/
I'm a 30-something with severe OCD who stumbled upon this video. I literally knew all of this already but it still helped me, if only because it helps to have the basics reiterated once in a while.
Thank you so much for this video! I’ve been battling germaphobia for so long and people around me have been forcing it on me to stop which makes it worse!Thank you again.
I'm forty something and have been struggling extra hard with germ paranoia since covid. You framing it as the compulsive fear being an inner bully is tremendously helpful. We all know the only way to stop a bully is to stand up to them. I would never let an external bully push me around, so why am I letting an internal one do it? That's really empowering, THANK YOU.
Thanks so much for this! I’m a teenager not a kid but I’ve struggled with an intense fear of germs for a few years and this helps a lot.
Thank you sooooo much! This video is helping my 7 year old. She loves the thought of training her ninjas.
My child has been really struggling with anxiety related to germs and covid lately and we came across your video, you gave all of her feelings words so beautifully and she's responded so well to this! I cannot thank you enough!
Hi Natasha-- Thank you SO much for these videos. As a therapist I am learning so much. As a mom of a daughter who struggles with anxiety and OCD I am learning.
Thanks Mandy ❤️
I suffer from ocd and I'm like not afraid of getting sick of germs, I'm afraid of germs and other people's stuff to "pollute" my stuff, my body my "aura"💀
Me too
Is everyday a heart racing and overthinking for you?
i'm thirteen years old and i have started to fear germs during corona virus quarantine/ pandemic. Im scared that i will transfer it to someone not knowing i have the virus. i think that when i touch some thing that someone else has touched with their( dirty) hands i will tranfer whatever is on the thing to whatever i touched and than the chain goes on. can you please make video on how to cope with this during the pandemic. thank you
I had it before the virus was a thing... *sighs* :(
@@itz_belle916 sameee but the virus made it worse for me😭💀
I'm in my late teens and knew all this but it helps to hear it. I just get very scared when someone around me is sick, even though 1) i have a very good immune system 2) even if I did get sick i know it wouldnt be serious
Same my mom is sick right now and just Hiding in my room
Thank you so much for your awesome content, it helps me so much as a mom and foster mom of children in therapeutic foster care. I’m going to show this to my foster son, he needs to know this
Thanks, I hope it helps him.
Great video. Simple and well presented. My Autistic son needed to hear germs explained as a positive and this has helped him realize being too clean can make us more sick. Thanks
Thank you for this! Your voice and examples are exactly what a child needs!
I’m so afraid of the germs!
My mom works as an apartment manager in many buildings, and because of that she has about 5 work phones. But I feel so uncomfortable being around them because so many people have touched them, and they’ve probably never been sanitized. Phones already have so much bacteria and germs on them, I’ve seen pictures of the bacteria from phones growing; it looks so gross. The worst part is that my mom puts the phoebe on the kitchen table, on the couch, in the bathroom, in the hallway, even in my bedroom. Then my dad touched the phones and touched my sisters IPad and other parts of the house. After that my sister has germs on her and I can’t touch her or let her into my room. But I have to let her in my room because if I don’t, she starts crying. Eventually, everything in the house is contaminated. Sometimes I skip breakfast because I’m too scared to come downstairs to all the bacteria even eating at a table makes me anxious about everything, not to mention that I have no choice. I tried telling them to wash their hands because they’re hands were dirty a few times, but they just got angry and told me that the way I was acting was gross. I love them, but I feel so uncomfortable when they touch anything after going on the phones. My mom put her phone on a thin Kleenex and tells me that it’s not touching anything so that means everything is clean. But the think Kleenex is very, very thin and germs could easily get through it. My dad doesn’t even care. A few days ago, me teeth started chattering when I felt extremely uncomfortable with all the germs surrounding me. I think I’m overreacting but it still really bothers me that I have to avoid stepping on certain parts of the house and washing my hands and feet when I go back to my somewhat “germ-free” room.
Edit: I noticed that I still get notifications to this comment so I’d like to thank everyone for being so kind. I was kind of ranting here and letting out my frustration because of a bad day, but it has gotten a bit easier for me since then. It feels great to know that there are others like me and I’m not alone.
I can kind of relate I feel sorry for u
I can definitely relate to this and it sucks, very sorry your living like this and that your family doesn't get that you are struggling... Idk what is asking someone nicely to wash their hands that makes people so damn angry
Reading this, I feel so sad because I totally understand and I just don’t know what to do. I’m hurting because it feels like no one understands.. you know? And even if you try to explain they can never get it because germaphobia is illogical. I literally can’t stay in the same room with a person who farts because I’m scared poo particles are flying around. It’s sad and tiring. I don’t even know if what I have is germaphobia, I just know this thing is tiring
@@alexandradominguez38 honestly
I struggle with this so much and I feel good after cleaning. It’s a way to show others I’m clean. Cleaning is the one thing in really good at. It’s mentally stressful.
Thankyou so much for this. My son is really struggling with severe anxiety/ocd around germs, I am going to show him this video ❤
The way I see it, is if I can’t see it, it doesn’t scare me idk lol
I’m 8 years old and this has been annoying me a lot I have this habit of sniffing my hands to smell them if they smell weird o will wash my hands and I hate my phobia pray for me 🙏
this helped my 10 year old daughter so much thank you
Glad to hear that ❤️
Thank you! 💗 right now I’m crying as I sent this
thanks for this video. My daughter loves the ninjas.
My fear isn’t that I’d get sick from germs. Honestly I’m just irritated, just disgusted. I just don’t want it on me, I don’t want to breathe it in. I can’t even hug people anymore cause I’m scared I’ll breathe in their dirts or something
me too... I try not to even let my family and friends touch me or my belongings. it gets lonely :/ I'm hoping for the best for both of us
Thank you so much! This helped me realize a lot more about germs.
now im scared that if i start to not care , i will get sick fast because ive been avoiding germs
Thank you so much. This really helps out my son a lot.
I need some help, I am a germaphobe. It has gotten better, but the 2 things I struggle with is pet germs and shoe germs. I can’t touch an animal without washing my hands or taking a shower and I can’t touch anything on my body. My mind thinks of we’re the germs are, then I would step on it and bring it to my room and my blanket would fall, and then I would sleep with my blacket and then the germs would get all over me! How can I overcome this?
One thing I am starting to do is to think how did I survive before getting to this? When I was a child I was most of the time perfectly fine and was not washing my hands so much. Pandemy increased it honestly.
The other thing is to think on the extreme case of not having immune system at all. We would die of anything like a mosquito bite or a cut while cooking etc... so immune system takes care of a lot.
Another thing is to think what are we gaining and losing. I mean, spending so much time of out lifes and losing so much experiences or at least their naturality.
Another thing is to think if getting sick is really that bad.
Another thing is to compare how people that take less care or us they still survive perfectly fine.
Thanks! I'm an adult but developed HUGE germophobia since having a baby and now a toddler that literally can't stop putting everything in his mouth..... I have to keep telling myself that it's good for him to touch all those dirty things....
My emetophobia makes me a germophobe. I'm doing the best I can to not get the stomach bug and this winter in school I'm thinking of wearing a mask so I don't get sick. Really don't wanna throw up anytime soon
Thank you so much your creative way is actually getting in my brain thank you also thank you for making me realize if I do the same over and over things will get worse I will try to remember this vid as many times as I can whenever I feel scared of germs 🥰
Honestly, this video is wonderful. Super helpful. ❤
Thank you so much this has changed my life! 😭💗💓💖
This was so good. Thank you Natasha! Really helped my 6 year old.
I don’t even want to touch my cellphone
i just hope this does work cause its getting really tiring even thought its barely been a few days :(
I’m 14 and this helped
Same
I’m so scared of throwing up it’s so bad and I don’t like germs and I’m so scared I shake and cry at night and check my temperature every minute I can I can’t imagine how it is to throwing up I’m scared of it because I had a bad experience in first grade and I’m in 4th now and now I’m seeing a therapist and I’m watching you so Tysm
yes i do im always worried about other people being clean and myslef and im always giving them hand sanitizer i just want help
This is really helping!
Thank you this video really helped , i started being like this 4 months . it's no joke ! i will try !
Thank you so much!!!!!
Thank you so much!! ❤❤
In my case im not afraid any kind of germs my fear is body fluids of a male. Anyone can help me to not worrying about my fears?
Germs are icky. I consistently clean my room 2 times a day in my house. And wash my hands like 2 or 3 times a day as well. Also, I clean my entire house every single day because some nasty bugs comes to my house and I’m trying to get rid of germs and nasty bugs too. I worried about getting sick about the germs too. I can’t stand germs neither but I have to get used to it.
i threw up in the sink from food poisoning or a bug and my parents cleaned it with lysol and bleach and its been 3 months since that and today i touched it accidentally bc i dont know if the sink its really desinfected and im not eating bc im scared of puking😩😫🤮
This makes my ocd worse cause if im not exposing mysrlf to germs I have no ninja warriors, which doesnt relax me.
yeahh the clubs just opened and my mum is talking me there on saturday, i’m terrified but u really want to go :(
Hi Natasha, great videos! Thank you so much for making these. I have got 4y old daughter with anxiety and a little bit of OCD, and your tips have been really valuable to us. Would you be able to do something on toilet phobia? My daughter would not wee/poo on the toilet. She is somewhat ok now (after a lot of exposure) to sit on it, but nothing more. She holds her crotch anxiously, so that nothing goes into the toilet and then we just let her do it outside in the backyard (poo always in a nappy). Thank you again! Robyn
Typically I try to make videos that can impact kids of all ages - even teens, so I don’t think I’ll do that topic through my youtube videos. I did do a whole podcast episode on how to help kids with these issues. You can check it out here: www.anxioustoddlers.com/psp-016/
This video is very helpful
Really Glad I found it
God bless you.
Germs strengthen our immune system 👍
This really helped me a lot thank you!
Are you my new mom?
New sub! 💖
Natasha, is it possible to overcome ocd and mysophobia? 😢
im terrified of noro virus.
It's good and helpful, thank you