Is it normal for me to be selectively germophobic?
I've had germophobic tendencies for several years now, but I don't think they're the standard tendencies that other germophobes suffer from. You see, I'm "selectively germophobic," and by that, I mean that I can touch some people, but other people I can't. Take my mom for instance. I don't mind hugging her and sharing food after her or even putting our loads of laundry together, but put my brother and I together, or my dad and I together, and my every action is monitored and I'm on high alert. I will not sit on the same couch as them, and if I have to, I'll tuck my legs in underneath myself so as not to touch them. I don't give them hugs, nor do I allow them to touch me. is it normal for me to be selectively germophobic? Am I the only person out there who is? It isn't to say that I don't have other standard tendencies, I do, but this one seems to be less common.