The "OMG I'm dying" hypochondria/mental health thread

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Originally Posted by jannieC

I wash my hands after number one AND number two! But I do it because I was taught to, not because I have concerns about someone touching their penis.

I think washing ones hands after going to the bathroom, regardless of the bathroom function, is just something we have been conditioned to do. It provides us with a convenient schedule for washing our hands throughout the day, regardless of whether or not we have touched something contaminated. Accordingly that reduces of transmitting or contracting infections illnesses, etc. That being said, I have often been faced with the dilemma of whether or not to wash up when the bathroom facility is particularly skanky, especially when I am convinced that my b@ll sac is much cleaner than the faucet knob. Sometimes you just have to break with tradition!