What is cleanliness? What should I do if I have a cleanliness addiction?

Cleanliness addiction belongs to obsessive-compulsive neurosis, which is a common and stubborn psychological disease. Patients always feel that some irresistible thoughts and emotions are dominating them and have to put too much energy into health problems. They feel that there are terrible bacteria and viruses everywhere, which will make their nerves highly nervous at any time and place, and gradually lead to a decline in the overall health level. Most patients with cleanliness addiction are women. Compared with men, this is related to women's natural weakness and love of cleanliness. Most patients with cleanliness are highly educated people, and even medical staff with professional knowledge can't completely avoid it. The symptoms of general cleanliness addicts are strikingly similar, and their early work and life are not affected. People in China often regard cleanliness as "effeminacy" and "bad temper" because of their lagging cognition of mental illness, and generally adopt a simplistic attitude towards cleanliness addicts. First of all, we need to distinguish between good habits of paying attention to hygiene and cleanliness. The so-called cleanliness addiction usually refers to excessive attention beyond common sense in hygiene. Typical manifestations are: First, pay special attention to hand hygiene, wash it dozens of times a day, wash it with soap several times each time, and wash your hands repeatedly every time you shake hands with others and touch things, including opening the door, making a phone call or turning on the electric switch, otherwise you will feel pain; Meanwhile, pay close attention to other people's hands. If someone else's hand touches the patient's clothes in a public place, you have to change them at once when you get home. He didn't dare to touch anything when others came into the house from the outside without washing their hands; If the hands of relatives and friends pass the patient's drink cup inadvertently, he will not dare to drink this drink again. Second, there are too many rules and regulations, and a lot of time is spent on cleaning and sanitation. There are strict requirements for countless details, such as not letting others sit in their own special chairs and not using their own belongings casually; Relatives and friends are not welcome to visit, and others are always prevented from entering their bedrooms; Always check the gaps where insects may enter; Different rooms should use different brooms and rags; Dare not use the toilet, afraid of splashing water, use the basin; Do not dare to rinse your mouth with tap water, only use cold boiled water or pure water; Some patients may have a long-term self-training due to genetic reasons or under the influence of obsessive-compulsive disorder, and their sense of smell is extremely sensitive, and they are extremely sensitive to the inevitable smells in daily life, and they are disgusted with them. Third, the way of thinking of cleanliness addicts is based on the premise that others are unclean. When two patients with cleanliness are together, they will also find fault with each other's uncleanness, so it is difficult to show due respect to others. Theoretically speaking, there is scientific basis for paying attention to patients with cleanliness addiction, but it has no practical significance. Because you are too paranoid, you will inevitably go to extremes, so that you simply don't admit that your thinking and behavior are morbid. They not only refuse treatment, but also really despise others for being "uncivilized" and "uneducated"; Sometimes there will be delusions of victimization, suspicion that others are deliberately making things difficult for him, plotting against him, and quarrels with relatives are prone to break out at any time. Some patients even think that sex is "unclean" and refuse normal sex life, leading to family crisis. According to the data, people who broke up their marriage because of typical cleanliness addiction accounted for a considerable proportion of all married people. Universe, life and human brain are the three mysteries of contemporary natural science. As one of the mental diseases, cleanliness addiction is how to form, and there is no clear conclusion in the medical field so far. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is related to psychological and social factors, and mental stimulation, excessive fatigue and tension can all induce this disease. There was a girl who came to menstruation for the first time and met a cockroach when she got into bed. From then on, she induced cleanliness addiction, which became more and more serious and lacked timely treatment. Later, she developed depression and unfortunately committed suicide. A male patient was invited to his girlfriend's house for dinner when he was in love. His girlfriend's mother kindly put delicious food in his bowl with chopsticks. He felt unclean, vomited on the spot, and was rejected by the woman's family, thus stopping the love process. A patient's husband observed and recorded his wife's symptoms of cleanliness for a long time, and there were 170 hygiene rules. This kind of harsh regulations, while torturing patients themselves, are also constantly torturing their loved ones. Therefore, as relatives of cleanliness addicts, we must have patience and confidence, and we must not be rude. All irrational manifestations must be regarded as diseases worthy of sympathy and understanding. A researcher's wife is an excellent associate professor, but she suffers from a serious cleanliness addiction. Whenever someone advised her to see a doctor, she was regarded as a "psycho", crying and screaming, even smashing her mobile phone and computer, and threatening to commit suicide. The couple once shared weal and woe, and the husband loved his wife deeply, so he turned to a psychologist in private. Later, after proper treatment, the condition finally got a fundamental relief. Cleanliness addicts sometimes realize that it is unnecessary to pay too much attention to hygiene, but they have a strong anxiety and fear from the deep heart, and they have to take some actions to comfort themselves. For example, when they see flies or mosquitoes, they are afraid of causing infectious diseases, and they will fidget if they don't put them out on the spot. This is a compulsive concept at work, which is manifested in repeated doubts and associations in the mind and can't get rid of it. Patients are often entangled in some desires and intentions that are contrary to their normal mental state, resulting in some terrible ideas. For example, if they stand on a high place, they will have the impulse to jump down. If they hold their children on the balcony, they will have the idea of throwing them down. If they think harmful microorganisms are everywhere, they will feel insecure in their lives. Patients will involuntarily do some unnecessary things, such as counting, checking items, repeatedly washing clothes, or doing some ritual actions. Patients should have a necessary understanding of cleanliness and its consequences, and must not be afraid of medical treatment. There is no shame in suffering from such a disease, and it is curable. On the contrary, if we don't pay attention to it and let it develop, it will gradually cause personality variation, easily become sensitive, stubborn, willful and manic, interfere with sleep and diet, and seriously affect work, life, health and interpersonal relationships. Once you stay in bed due to illness and need someone to take care of you, you will feel uncomfortable everywhere, even lose self-control and behave violently and abnormally. In fact, hygiene is for health, and hygiene is not our goal in life. The practice of cleanliness seems to be very hygienic, but I don't feel happy, I just feel nervous and painful, and I feel particularly tired of living. Therefore, the values of cleanliness should be adjusted first, and think about why you are alive. Secondly, the cleaner you are, the less likely you are to get sick. Moderate exposure to germs can produce resistance. If two people go to a place with germs, one is cleanliness and the other is uncleanness, who is more susceptible to germs? It's cleanliness. Because some germs on the latter make him produce antibodies in his body, he will fight against foreign germs, and cleanliness has no defense, and germs can go straight in. In the psychological counseling clinic, there are many cleanliness addicts, who are also prone to oral ulcers, diarrhea, colds, pharyngitis, neurasthenia, headache, insomnia and other symptoms, just because they love cleanliness too much and worry too much. How to eliminate the psychological barrier of cleanliness addiction? There are many treatments, such as self-treatment, biofeedback therapy, behavioral therapy, aversion therapy, exposure therapy and so on. , have a certain role. The average patient does not need medication, so he can use systematic desensitization therapy, that is, he is required to write down the unsanitary things he is afraid of from mild to severe, and then control his behavior from the simplest things every day. For example, reduce the number of hand washing, from 30 times to 20 times now, from 10 minutes to less than 3 minutes each time. If you feel particularly uncomfortable, do relaxation training or exercise and listen to music to distract your attention, and gradually reduce the number and time of washing your hands to only wash your hands before and after meals. This treatment process will last for several months, and it will not be completed overnight. It will be very painful, but the treatment results will make patients feel really relaxed and happy. At the same time, in this process, you will find that washing your hands less will not cause any terrible diseases, and your self-confidence will gradually increase. Of course, holistic treatment is best carried out under the special guidance of psychologists. The following is a self-test table about obsessive-compulsive disorder, which you can evaluate according to your own situation. 1) Wash your hands repeatedly for a long time, which is more than normal; 2) I sometimes repeat the same content, sentence or number several times for no reason; 3) I feel that dressing, undressing, cleaning and walking should follow a special order; 4) I often check doors and windows, switches, gas, money, documents, letters, etc. Unnecessarily; 5) I will do one thing several times until I think I have done it; 6) I have doubts about most things I do; 7) Some unpleasant thoughts often come into my mind against my will, and I can't get rid of them; 8) I often imagine that my carelessness or small mistakes will have disastrous consequences; 9) I often worry that I have some kind of disease for no reason; 10) I often count for no reason; 1 1) On some occasions, I am afraid of losing control and doing embarrassing things; 12) I'm often late because I spend a lot of time doing something unnecessarily; 13) I get upset when I see sharp objects such as knives and daggers; 14) I am worried about having to completely remember some unimportant things; 15) Sometimes I have the impulse to destroy something or hurt others for no reason; 16) on some occasions, even if I was sick at that time, I wanted to overeat. 17) When I hear the news of suicide, crime or illness, I feel sad for a long time, and it is hard not to think about it. When one or more of the above symptoms persist and affect your normal life, it is necessary for you to consult a specialist.