For some strange reason a new phobia is on the rise: automysophobia, the morbid fear of being dirty which is also sometimes associated with is also sometimes connected to the fear of odors, especially the most unpleasant ones. However, as you can see, automysophobia is not such a bad phobia, after all: we’d all be cleaner and more healthy with it, right?

Of course, that’s nothing but a poor/bad joke. Just like all other similar types of phobias (like Aphephobia, Elurophobia, Androphobia, Surophobia and so on), automysophobia still can bring to those suffering of it panic attacks, sever anxiety or all sorts of emotional troube, even though generally those suffering of it are aware that their entire fear is irrational.

So… how to treat this strange fear of being dirty? Well… if self control is showing no signs of improvement and the whole thing is starting to get out of control, the only recommended way to get rid of the Automysophobia is by visiting a specialist, somebody who knows what they’re doing.

And don’t be ashamed with it: no matter what the prefix is, we all have our own phobias!