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Originally Posted by MMM
It seems like to me germ-phobia and OCD is more common in the US than in Japan.
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It does seem that way doesn't it? I think it [like ADD/ADHD and Bipolar Disorder] is over diagnosed.
Its not fun having OCD, it consumes your life and sucks you into a never ending battle. If it's bad enough surgeons will preform a Lobotomy as a last resort...and if you know Psychology then you know that's not good.
But yes, back on topic. I noticed that since the MRSA outbreak that people have been pretty careful and since N1H1 broke out everyone's panicking and buying Germ X and taking extra care not to touch too many things.
I think that the whole Japanese thing is just a learned hygienic behavior however, not a disorder of any kind.