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Hygiene, socks, hand washing.

Rocco

Rocco

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So I realized a moment ago, my "obsession" with clean dry socks, while putting on the third fresh pair with in six hours. I own a copious supply of socks in various styles, not that it's a special interest, but I need to feel clean and fresh. I will go through more than 20 pairs of socks a week.
Anyone else?

Also showering and hand washing, showers twice or more per day, hand wash when ever possible. I hate feeling my hands dirty.
Anyone else?
 
When I did my general labour jobs, I would go though 3 to 4 pair of socks in a 12 hour shift. I also use foot deodorant. If I don't do this I will get blister on my feet.

I only shower once a day but I do hand wash my socks as I only own so many pairs.
 
A clean pair of socks every morning is enough for me. I shower twice a day, once in the evening to clean up and once in the morning to wake up. Now hand washing is a different story. Several of my customers are food processing plants and a lot of hand washing is required. Also, I firmly believe that the more you wash your hands the less likely you are to get sick.
 
I loooove to go barefoot, so unless it's a cold day or I have to go out in public, it can be many days between each pair I wear.

Handwashing is a mild obsession. I wash my hands before I eat or work with food, after the bathroom, after every incident of potty training or diaper changing with the kid, and usually after any incident of dishes or cleaning because I don't find cleaning chemicals to be very safe or clean. I nibble on my fingers a lot, I don't want Dawn or dust in my mouth.

Showering is a bit low on the list. I shower every day or two if I stay inside and don't get sweaty or anything. Really hot summers or when I have to do a lot of grimy work, I've been known to take two showers in a day.
 
Only one shower a day but it's usually a long one. I just like the sound of the water falling and the feel of it on my skin.

I usually wash my hands so often that my skin cracks in the spring and fall when the weather changes. I wash them just as often in summer and winter, but for some reason the combination of weather change and frequent hand washing in spring and fall really dry out my skin, no matter how much lotion I use.

My socks aren't a big deal one way or the other, but there are other things I'm very particular about. Dishes have to be scrubbed clean before going in the dishwasher. I don't touch my shoes or the hems of my pants without washing my hands afterwards. My toothbrush can't touch anything but toothpaste, water, and my mouth. I don't want anyone touching my pillow, towel, or washcloth. I always use a paper towel to open a public restroom door to get back out...It's terrible how many people touch those door knobs after going to the bathroom without washing their hands first!
 
Totally with the towel to open doors and turn sink on and off, sometimes to dispense towels.
 
At home, or on days when I'm not working, I go barefoot or wear sandals. At work, I can't change my socks. I hate socks.
 
I have been known to wear socks with sandals. Yup. Socks and crocs too o_O
My feet were permanently damaged on deployment back in 2003, so I am extra careful with them.
 
I need to wash my hands often, but this less of an OCD, as it is a necessity. I have sensitive skin, so if I end up touching my face with unwashed hands, I can regret it for days.

I don't imagine I could ever put on socks that weren't washed.
 
I am not a hand washer in a big way apart from obvious situations such as after using the toilet,but I do loath the feel or sight of stuff on my hands (mud, sauce, paint etc). I too prefer to go barefoot (but many kiwis do), the only socks I like a thick warm wooly ones which are comfortable and great in winter, the down side is that my skin is sensitive to them and sometimes goes red and itchy in places also I am not very good at changing them, my parents are always complaining about the shocking condition of my socks. The good news is despite my somewhat erratic personal hygiene (e.g forgetting to wash my hair) I love taking hot baths or showers with plenty of soap or body wash and I am not happy unless I feel steam-clean, if i miss a bath I feel dirty and uncomfortable.
 
I wash my hands over anything really. Anytime I step outside of the house and come back, I can't do anything before washing my hands. When I am at school, I wash my hands before and after every class and before and after I eat if I eat from a restaurant there. I also do shower twice a day if I am out of the house all day, but I sweat quickly out in sunlight so when I get back home I don't want to lay my sweaty body on my bed.
 
I love socks! I have hundreds, but I can only wear odd pairs.. I have to buy two pairs at a time, the same pattern in different colors so the odd pairs 'match'.
 
Spiller said:
I love socks! I have hundreds, but I can only wear odd pairs.. I have to buy two pairs at a time, the same pattern in different colors so the odd pairs 'match'.
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That is awesome, about the odd pairs. :)
 
I really relate with you.

I wash my hands a few dozen times each day: usually twice per session. I cannot go to bed if I have touched community resources (i.e. wall, door, ect within my own home, simply on the principle of having roommates) before getting under the covers.

I shower once or twice per day. Each showering session is indeed quite long, ranging between 30 minutes and three hours.

Any article of clothing that I put on, with the exception of unspoilt winter coats worn temporarily, must never have touched anything else.

Everything has it's rightful (and so I have decided) sanitary place.

I was considered determinedly, and at length, for OCD but my rituals vary sufficiently to subvert the pinning of said official diagnosis.
 
Lysander said:
I really relate with you.

I wash my hands a few dozen times each day: usually twice per session. I cannot go to bed if I have touched community resources (i.e. wall, door, ect within my own home, simply on the principle of having roommates) before getting under the covers.

I shower once or twice per day. Each showering session is indeed quite long, ranging between 30 minutes and three hours.

Any article of clothing that I put on, with the exception of unspoilt winter coats worn temporarily, must never have touched anything else.

Everything has it's rightful (and so I have decided) sanitary place.

I was considered determinedly, and at length, for OCD, but my rituals vary sufficiently to subvert the pinning of said official diagnosis.
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I wash my hands alot.... to the point I have to use lotion at times. I also carry germ x with me everywhere I Go.....

All clothing I get has to be washed before I wear it. Yep... brand new stuff. I can't stand stiff clothing
 
My late husband got me into wearing socks on a regular basis. Now I can't go without them. I wear them in winter and summer, and even with sandals. I can't stand to have my feet dirty anymore. One clean pair a day is fine though. I have to have slouch socks and they have to be white so I can wash them with bleach.

I wash my hands before eating, smoking or touching my face, and after doing anything that would get my hands dirty or germy. I use the paper towel to turn off faucets and open doors in public restrooms too. I always wash them when coming home from a shopping trip. Since I don't often get a cold, I figure it's helping prevent them.

Now, showering is a different story. I used to have to shower at least one a day and wash my hair. For some reason, I've completing changed gears on that. Because I'm not physically active very much, I don't sweat, and I don't get dirty sitting at my desk. I shower now only about twice or three times a week, but I do a brief "clean-up" everyday. As for my hair, I only wash it once a week typically because it's dry and brittle and falls out a lot when I wash it. Of course, if I have any strenuous work to do, I immediately shower and wash my hair afterwards.

My late husband used to shower twice a day, changed his clothes three times a day and washed his hands constantly until they bled.
 
Cali Cat said:
My late husband got me into wearing socks on a regular basis. Now I can't go without them. I wear them in winter and summer, and even with sandals. I can't stand to have my feet dirty anymore. One clean pair a day is fine though. I have to have slouch socks and they have to be white so I can wash them with bleach.

I wash my hands before eating, smoking or touching my face, and after doing anything that would get my hands dirty or germy. I use the paper towel to turn off faucets and open doors in public restrooms too. I always wash them when coming home from a shopping trip. Since I don't often get a cold, I figure it's helping prevent them.

Now, showering is a different story. I used to have to shower at least one a day and wash my hair. For some reason, I've completing changed gears on that. Because I'm not physically active very much, I don't sweat, and I don't get dirty sitting at my desk. I shower now only about twice or three times a week, but I do a brief "clean-up" everyday. As for my hair, I only wash it once a week typically because it's dry and brittle and falls out a lot when I wash it. Of course, if I have any strenuous work to do, I immediately shower and wash my hair afterwards.

My late husband used to shower twice a day, changed his clothes three times a day and washed his hands constantly until they bled.
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A word about the smoking, please stop! When I was 56 years old I had a heart attack. I was told that smoking was the cause and there wasn't much sense it treating me unless I quit right away because I'd be dead in six months. That was 12 years ago and I'm still here. Since then I've badgered my wife and two of our children into quitting. I've walked up to strangers and told them that smoking will kill them. I'm willing to bug anyone until they quit. I may as well work on any smokers here.
 
clg114 said:
A word about the smoking, please stop! When I was 56 years old I had a heart attack. I was told that smoking was the cause and there wasn't much sense it treating me unless I quit right away because I'd be dead in six months. That was 12 years ago and I'm still here. Since then I've badgered my wife and two of our children into quitting. I've walked up to strangers and told them that smoking will kill them. I'm willing to bug anyone until they quit. I may as well work on any smokers here.
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As a smoker my own self, I can say how annoying this is, HOWEVER, I do appreciate this sort of caring gesture, and it does make me reconsider my blatant disregard for my health. Good on you clg114 :)
Good karma points for you
 
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