Whats wrong with us???!
Question: Whats wrong with us!?!?!?
my friend and i wash our hands alot, everything we touch we feel like we have to wash out hands!.!.!.our hands are cracked, dry, and often bleed!. is there something wrong with us or isnt it bad!?!?!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
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There is no right or wrong to this answer!. Its just not what one normally does!. It is however, classified under psycological problems!. Its called Compulsive Obssessive Behavior!. Have you seen the movie "The Aviator" starring Leonardo Di Carprio!? The character he is playing (Howard Hugh) has the same problem!. Our mind keep telling us that there is still some dirt on our hands and we keep trying to get rid of it!. But, no matter how hard we try , we can never get it completely cleaned off because it is something imaginery!. It is very difficult to see ourselves!. Lets look at somebody else!. Have you come accross someone who locks the door, walks away and turned back after 2 steps and tries turning the door knob to make sure its locked then turns to walk away and keep checking on the lock several times!? He is doing it unconsciously!. It is the same as washing hands!. They can be treated by visiting a psychiatrist!. You will be surprised to find lots of people at the waiting room going for the same reason!. If left untreated, it can turn into something serious!. A woman I know had been doing that for many years till her husband finally could not take it anymore and left her!. She later developed into something more serious because she keep telling herself that her husband left her because she is unclean!. So she became more obsessed with cleanliness and it was so bad that it led to her having panic attacks because she felt that after washing her hands so many times its still dirty and she got panic!. She went out of control and started screaming in public!. Besides counselling sessions, she was also given medication!. Shes better now although when she comes to some real "stuff" on her hands, she will keep washing them!. Maybe you should go see a family doctor and see how serious it is!? I suppose yours is not too bad since you realise it yourself and are able to share it!. Best of luck to you!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You two are feeding each other's "compulsion!." This is somewhat common!. If the two of you were not together, you would not constantly be reminded of your feeling that you need to wash your hands!. The two of you can be friends, but you must change your behavior or it will become dangerous!. Instead of always reminding each other that you need to wash your hands, you need to start always reminding each other to take care of your hands!. Soap and water are good for removing dirt and you should wash your hands when there is visible dirt on them!. but after washing you need to use a moisturizer!. But you don't need to wash your hands all the time! If you wash your hands a lot, the soap and the water act as desiccating (drying) agents!. They remove all the natural moisture from your hands!. Then your hands get dry!. As they get drier they will start to crack!. As the cracks get worse they will start to bleed!. As the bleeding gets worse they will get infected!. As the infection gets worse your whole body will be sick!. So it is your choice: either help each other get sick or help each other get healthy!. You can help each other do positive things, but it's going to take some work!. If you two really care about each other you will succeed when you put your minds to it!. If you honestly can't then you both should talk to your doctor and explain the situation!. Best wishes!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Use lotion LOOOOTS of lotion, sounds painful lol!. yeah washing your hands too much deprives your skin of moisture (yeah weird i know) just use lotion right after you wash em and you should be fineWww@Answer-Health@Com
Your hands aren't getting enough moisture because you wash them so much!. Try to use moisturizing soap instead of regular, and make sure that you use hand lotion (don't worry hand cream is sanitary)!. =)Www@Answer-Health@Com
Um your seriuosly nuts!?Www@Answer-Health@Com