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Hey everyone and welcome to episode number 92 of the Absolute Mind podcast. Today I'm going to be covering

the OCD obsession of hand washing. So as always at the end of the podcast there will be a

hypnosis section which you can all continue to listen to, continue to grow from and live your life without

limits this one will be covering specific OCD hypnosis so it is going to help with getting you

on the right track before we get started I want to say a big thank you to everyone who continues

to support me on these podcasts. It's fantastic to see that

they're continuing to being downloaded. And remember, when I start the Lifestar blog,

these will be continuing, but they will be once a week rather than once a day.

So let me get started on hand washing. Now I mentioned yesterday that it's one of the things,

one of the most popular OCDs is hand washing. So washing your hands often is one of the best ways

to prevent the spread of colds, flu, foodborne illnesses and other infectious diseases,

which we're all aware of. But just as there are many

people who would do well to consistently heed that advice, there are many who do not need to be

reminded. There are the ones who are so worried about germs that they take particular care

in public places to avoid touching services

that may be contaminated and make frequent use of hand sanitizers and bacterial soaps in an

effort to minimise that risk. You're guessing? And you're guessing correctly that would be an

OCD sufferer.

For most, these precautions put their concerns to rest and are part of their daily routines.

But for some, the OCD sufferers, concern about cleanliness and germs is an obsession and it leads to compulsive and often the ritualised behaviour that I discussed yesterday.

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